Mauricio Pochettino is set to have the biggest call to make as Chelsea manager before he has even started as head coach. With his official start date not until July 1, by the time he arrives at Cobham things could look very different.
He is likely to be without a group of at least seven first team players as well as Denis Zakaria and Joao Felix who didn't have their loans extended. Even for a sizeable 32 man squad, it is quite the difference.
Now, with the last week before true preparation gets underway for the pre-season tour of America, Pochettino will have to get to planning for a reality that many hadn't predicted.
