Mauricio Pochettino is ready to sanction a complete overhaul of the Chelsea squad which could see 15 players leave the club in the summer transfer window.
Pochettino will officially take over on July 1 after his two-year contract was announced on Monday. The former Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain manager has a huge job on his hands after the Blues finished 12th in the Premier League on 44 points – their lowest total since 1987/88.
Chelsea have spent £600million on new players since Todd Boehly’s consortium took over from Roman Abramovich a year ago. But the disastrous nature of their business means the focus has now turned from recruitment to offloading unwanted players.
