Todd Boehly will be watching with intent as Chelsea take on Brentford at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. As well as being a chance to pick up a first win under the interim gaze of Frank Lampard it is an opportunity to start plans for what is expected to shortly become the Mauricio Pochettino era.
The Argentine boss is closing in on becoming the new head coach at SW6 after continued positive talks have taken place with the ex-Tottenham, Southampton and Paris Saint-Germain boss. With the 51-year-old the firm favourite to be in the hot seat for next season this match provides a chance to look at what could be his new squad.
Although there are wide scale changes expected to extend into the summer, the foundations for his team is already there after an aggressive recruitment strategy from the new owners across the past 10 months. This includes eight players being purchased in the January window.
