Mauricio Pochettino alerts Chelsea to Serie A duo, Jordan Henderson not joining Steven Gerrard – Paper Round

Poch wants Vlahovic or Dybala Mauricio Pochettino has spoke to Chelsea’s board about the possibility of bolstering their forward line, with Serie A duo Dusan Vlahovic and Paulo Dybala among the names mentioned, the Independent reports. Pochettino is assessing the squad after officially starting the role as Chelsea head coach at the start of the month, and he has put Juventus’ Vlahovic and Roma’s Dybala on the club’s radar.

Ad The Independent adds: “While the club's new policy is to build a squad around their promising young talent, the recruitment team are sympathetic to Pochettino's argument that a certain amount of experience is required to balance that. The Argentine feels this is a quality that is potentially lacking in attack as he continues to assess the shape of his squad.

Premier LeaguePochettino lays down gauntlet to challenge Man City – ‘We need to believe’07/07/2023 AT 15:02 “Some of it will depend on the plans for Romelu Lukaku, whose future is set to be decided this week. Inter Milan are keen to take the Belgian back on a permanent deal but Juventus are also interested, and that could smooth any potential talks about Vlahovic.

Pochettino's Argentine compatriot Dybala has also been raised as an option, and is all the more attractive since a clause in his contract means he could be available for just £10m.” No go for Hendo Jordan Henderson is reluctant to move to the Saudi Pro League at this stage of his career despite former Liverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard hoping to sign him for Al-Ettifaq, the Mail reports. Gerrard is looking to make his mark immediately in a league that is attracting some of the world’s biggest names, with Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang also a target.