The Argentine Maurício Pochettino is back in England as Chelsea’s football manager, after signing a two-year contract, with one more option, the English club reported Monday.
“Chelsea Football Club is pleased to confirm that Maurício Pochettino will be the coach of the men’s team from the start of the 2023/24 season. Of choice,” say the Londoners on their official website.
Pochettino, 51, has been without a club since June 2022, after spending two seasons at the helm of Paris Saint-Germain, with whom he won a French League, a French Cup and a Super Cup, but with the club failing again. new to ‘Champions’.
Before, the Argentine was almost six seasons ahead of Tottenham, from whom he was fired in November 2019 after more than a year out, before signing for PSG in January 2021, more or less in the middle of the season.
“Mauricio’s experience, standards of excellence, leadership qualities and character will serve Chelsea Football Club well as we move forward. He is a winning manager who has worked at the highest level.”
In England, Pochettino will live his third experience in the ‘blues’, after having also coached Southampton, in the 2012/13 and 2013/14 seasons.
Next season will be difficult for the London club, after having had the worst ranking in recent years, in 12th place, after constant coach changes and after the change of ownership, still in May 2022.
The English emblem, European champion recently, in 2020/21, had a season to forget, despite the enormous investment of more than 300 million euros in the winter market, which included the signing of Enzo Fernández from Benfica (121 ME).
The club had started the season with Thomas Tuchel, who left in September to make way for Graham Potter (Brighton), who, in April, made way for Frank Lampard, until the end of the season.
Source: TSF
