Todd Boehly and the Chelsea board have hired Mauricio Pochettino as the new Chelsea manager, with the former Tottenham boss confirmed to be taking over on July 1.
His arrival was announced the day after Chelsea's final match of the season, with a draw against Newcastle rounding off a poor campaign for the Blues. Frank Lampard had been in charge since the start of April, winning just one of his 11 matches in charge as part of a disappointing interim spell back at the club.
He is believed to have been in touch with Pochettino, with Chelsea needing an overhaul this summer as a return to the Champions League appears a distant prospect at present. Co-owner Todd Boehly has spent £600 million this season since arriving as the club's new majority shareholder and there will need to be some important decisions made with a bloated squad currently on the books.
