“Mauricio is a world-class coach with an exceptional track record.. We are all looking forward to having him with us,” Chelsea co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali said in a statement.
Eliminated from all the cups, Chelsea finished the Premier League season in 12th position, far from the usual standards of the European champion in 2021. Pochettino will have to start from scratch and focus on domestic competitions, since Chelsea have not qualified for European competitions.
Although Boehly and the Clerlake investment fund invested more than 600 million euros in transfers in the last twelve monthshis strategy focused above all on the arrival of young players with potential, did not shine for its consistency.
Pochettino, without a club since his dismissal from Paris SG in July 2022, replaces Frank Lampard, a legend of the club as a player who took the position as an interim with a disastrous sporting balance. Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter were sacked this season before Lampard’s arrival.
The former international defender, who played for Espanyol Barcelona and Paris SG among others, led Tottenham as coach to a Champions League final in 2019, lost against Liverpool. Runner-up in England in 2017, he managed to win the French championship with Paris SG in 2022.