the first division The world has already been shaken just two days after the end of the season, as ChelseaThe head coach dramatically leaves the club, owned by Todd Boehlyby mutual agreement, less than one year in the position.
The news comes after the 52-year-old coach met with the club's sporting directors, Pablo Winstanley and Laurence Stewartand co-owner Behdad Eghbali for two days before they decided to split despite reaching the 2023/24 EFL Cup final.
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The surprise comes after a strong end to the Premier League campaign and the arrival of European football for next season, which will be the UEFA Europa League if city of manchester win the FA Cup on May 25, or the UEFA Conference League if they don't.
“Thanks to the Chelsea ownership group and sports directors for the opportunity to be part of the history of this football club”, Pochettino he said in a press release. “The Club is now well positioned to continue making progress in the Premier League and Europe in the coming years.”
Meanwhile, winstanley and Stewart added: “On behalf of everyone in Chelseawe want to express our gratitude to Mauricio for his service this season.
“He will be welcome to Stamford Bridge any time and we wish him all the best in his future coaching career.”
Who will replace Pochettino?
PochettinoTherefore, he becomes the third manager who does not finish his time under Boehly after Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter were also fired, while interim bosses such as bruno jumper and the legend Frank Lampard He also attempted to steer the Stamford Bridge ship.
This means that a total of five coaches have achieved Chelsea from Boehlywho owns 20% of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and 27% of the the Los Angeles Lakersbought the club from Roman Abramovich in May 2022.
According to The Telegraph, which broke the news in England, among the names that could be considered to replace the Argentine would be Sebastian Honess of VfB Stuttgart,michael of Girona, Kieran McKenna of ipswich town either city of leicester's Enzo Marescadisciple of pep guardiola.
Meanwhile, Florian Plettenberg from Sky Germany believes Tuchel He himself might even return shortly after being fired by Bayern Munich. The 50-year-old won the UEFA Champions League with Chelsea in 2021.
