Chelsea are close to appointing Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach after agreeing a deal with the Argentine, football.london understands.
It comes with the 51-year-old set to takeover from Frank Lampard at the end of this season. Although a contract hasn't yet been signed it is believed that an announcement and completition of the move aren't far away.
Having whittled his way through the candidates, Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital and the new team of directors in place at the club have landed with the former Tottenham boss. It's a move set to ruffle some fetahers both at Chelsea and throughout the league.
