Report: Mauricio Pochettino agrees to take charge of Chelsea in June

Mauricio Pochettino is crossing the London divide between Premier League rivals and will join Chelsea at the end of the season.

Sky Sports says that ex-Tottenham hero Pochettino has agreed a deal to take the reins from Frank Lampard at the end of the season.

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Known for taking young talent to the next level, Pochettino would take over a Chelsea squad with plenty of it.

The Blues have added myriad u-23 aged players to their first team in recent seasons, including:

Pochettino would take the job after Graham Potter was fired and Lampard named interim boss. The club struggled under both as Pochettino, Luis Enrique, Marco Silva, and Julian Nagelsmann had been linked with the gig.

Let go by Tottenham after a tremendous run that included a Champions League Final appearance, Pochettino had a brief spell in charge of Paris Saint-Germain before being replaced by Christoph Galtier.

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Manchester City sit a point and a place above Arsenal (81 points) at the top of the table, with the following looming very large: Pep Guardiola’s side has a game in hand, and they will play first on Sunday. By the time the Gunners kick off, the gap could once again be four points. As for Brighton (55 points), a place in next season’s Europa League is just two points and two places away, with a staggering three games in hand on both Tottenham and Aston Villa in their way.

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