Mauricio Pochettino dined with Todd Boehly as he provides update on Chelsea's future

Mauricio Pochettino says he enjoyed dinner with Todd Boehly on Friday night amid uncertainty over his future at Chelsea.

The Argentine manager has come under scrutiny at times throughout the campaign and the results at Stamford Bridge left a lot to be desired.

However, a 2-1 win over Bournemouth in their final Premier League game of the season ensured the Blues finished the campaign in a more respectable sixth place.

As a result, Chelsea He will definitely play in Europe next season with a Europa Conference League place confirmed, while a Europa League place could become if Manchester City beat Manchester United in the FA Cup.

While European football is confirmed, it remains to be seen whether Pochettino will be the man to lead them into next season, but speaking after the end of the season, Pochettino hinted that he hopes he has done enough to stay.

When asked about an end-of-season meeting with the owners, he said: “I don't know if that's going to happen or not. I don't have any idea about that.

“All I can tell you is that on Friday night, Todd invited me to dinner and it was a very nice dinner together. But I don't know the rumors about the review.

“Tomorrow my staff will fly on vacation. I'm going to stay in London for a few more days.

“I'm always open. My phone will be on.”

Asked what they discussed at dinner, Pochettino said: “I'm not going to explain it. It's just so you know I was with him. I'm not going to talk about this.”

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“If I invite you and you and I have dinner, it's not because of bad things. I don't think so.”

Chelsea completed their strong finish to the 2023/24 season with a 2-1 home win against the Cherries.

They took the lead thanks to what was arguably their goal of the season, as Moisés Caicedo incredibly found the net from the midline.

Raheem Sterling doubled their lead shortly after the break, but the visiting team reduced the lead when Benoit Badiashile converted the ball into his own goal, but Chelsea held on to take the win.

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