Despite being favourite to become the new Chelsea boss, Mauricio Pochettino will not be in attendance as his potential new team face Brentford on Wednesday night, football.london understands.
The Argentine has held positive talks with the club over becoming the new head coach, following on from caretaker boss Frank Lampard at the end of the season, as reported on Tuesday. It is expected that the former Tottenham manager is closing in on his first role since leaving Paris Saint-Germain last summer.
Unlike Lampard, who was in attendance for Chelsea's game against Liverpool last week in a period between Graham Potter's sacking and his own appointment, Pochettino isn't expected to be sitting in the stands at SW6 for this game.
