In line with The Guardian, Chelsea have put two names down as potential candidates to exchange Mauricio Pochettino, ought to they determine to half methods with the Argentinian on the finish of the season. These names are Sporting Lisbon head coach Ruben Amorim, and Brighton and Hove Albion supervisor Roberto De Zerbi.
The Chelsea hierarchy haven’t but made their minds up about Pochettino. Regardless of his staff at the moment sitting eleventh within the Premier League desk – clearly an unacceptable place given the sum of money spent on reinforcements during the last couple of switch home windows, they’re prepared, in the meanwhile, to provide the 52-year-old an opportunity to show the staff’s fortunes round.
De Zerbi has been linked with the likes of Liverpool and Barcelona, and having seen his predecessor at Brighton Graham Potter fail spectacularly at Chelsea, it will be fascinating to see if he’s able to take the street from the Amex to Stamford Bridge himself.