Mauricio Pochettino has continued to get back to work on social media ahead of starting the role as Chelsea manager next month. Having been confirmed as the third permanent head coach of the Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital era last month, his public start date is not until July 1.
Before then work has been going on behind the scenes, undoubtedly. Pochettino held nearly four weeks of talks with Chelsea, ironing out creases and setting the record straight on what was what, who was where and how everything would be carried out. After 12 months of hearing 'long-term project' from the owners' various briefings or media conferences in America, who can blame him?
Part of this would have been the transfer work and the very basis of what may or may not be possible to achieve in terms of overhauling the bloated, demotivated, cracked and disconnected squad lying before him. Early football.london indications suggest this is certainly the case.
