Mauricio Pochettino is personally handling all aspects of his contract negotiations with Chelsea as a deal to appoint the highly-rated Argentine as head coach nears completion.
Pochettino, 51, has been out of work since leaving Paris Saint-Germain back in July but is in pole position to succeed Graham Potter at Stamford Bridge after the ex- Brighton chief was removed from his post earlier this month.
And after another positive round of talks with Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly, an agreement between Pochettino and the Blues which would see the former Tottenham boss take charge for the 2023/24 campaign is close, with only formalities standing in the way of an official announcement.
