Chelsea 'set deadline for appointing new manager'
The Blues ended the 2023-24 campaign on a high as they won each of their last five Premier League matches to climb up to sixth place and secure European football for next season.
However, just over 48 hours after Chelsea beat Bournemouth 2-1 in their final match of the season, the club announced that Pochettino has «mutually agreed to part ways» after just 11 months at Stamford Bridge.
Pochettino has thanked Chelsea and the club's hierarchy for his brief opportunity to take the reins, and he believes that the Blues are «now well positioned to keep moving forward in the Premier League and Europe in the years to come.»
It is thought that Chelsea are keen to appoint a younger coach who would instil a possession-based philosophy, and a host of names both in England and abroad have since been linked with the vacancy.
Chelsea to appoint new head coach by the end of the weekAccording to Sky Sports News, Chelsea expect to appoint a new head coach by the end of next week.
The report adds that Brentford's Thomas Frank, Leicester City's Enzo Maresca and Ipswich Town's Kieran McKenna are the three leading candidates to succeed Pochettino.
Chelsea are said to have looked at a small number of other managerial names including Stuttgart's Sebastian Hoeness and former Brighton & Hove Albion boss Roberto De Zerbi, while 'a high-profile mystery name' is also on their radar.
Co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley are said to be drawing up a final shortlist of candidates and the final decision on who will become the club's new head coach will be made by the ownership group, including co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad
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