Mauricio Pochettino begins his role as Chelsea head coach at the weekend as pre-season gets underway.
The Argentine takes over Chelsea after what was a dismal 2022/23 season and has been tasked with trying to turn the club's on-pitch fortunes around. To do that, the ongoing transfer window will prove significant with the club looking to offload a host of players – on top of the five that have departed already.
N'Golo Kante, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mateo Kovacic, Edouard Mendy and Kai Havertz have all left in recent days, with Chelsea accumulating nearly £150 million for their departures. The club is not done there yet, though, and Pochettino will face a number of talks with multiple players when they do report to pre-season training soon.
