Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has finally signed a three-year deal at Chelsea after waiting for his signature.
The Argentine will start working at Stamford Bridge after the season has finished and will replace Frank Lampard, who is in interim charge. He will officially take charge at Stamford Bridge in the summer
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He will be the second manager hired by new owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital after a failed eight-month stint from Graham Potter. Pochettino has been given two years less than the five-handed Potter in September.
Jesus Perez will also join as his assistant coach, who was with him at Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germ. The 51-year-old has not managed a club since his time at PSG where he spent one season in 2021/22. Before that, Pochettino had five years at Tottenham, taking them to the Champions League final in 2019.
He was sacked a few months after following a shoddy start to the season. But the coach is still well-liked by Spurs fans, who have been heartbroken by his decision to join rivals Chelsea Pochettino has a mighty task on his hands after a miserable season at the Blues.
Lampard has one final game left to manage at Chelsea this season
They are set to finish in the bottom 10 and could drop as low as 13th while a spending spree has left the squad hugely bloated.
Quadri Olaitan is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, public affairs, and human-interest stories.
