Mauricio Pochettino is yet to officially start work as Chelsea boss but is already having a massive impact on the club. His announcement as the new head coach from July 1 was finally confirmed this week but this is far from the full story.
The 51-year-old has had nearly one month of close talks with the club after agreeing to become the new boss and transfer ins and outs are just a small part of discussions that will have been smoothed over heading into a summer as important as any in recent history.
Chelsea require major surgery to their squad, more outs than ins, and there are plenty of questions left hanging over the bloated group of players after the season finally ended. They are issues that have been clear for a long time but until the third permanent head coach in 12 months was decided, little could be done.
