Announcement imminent as Chelsea to reveal new arrival THIS WEEK

CHELSEA will reveal their new permanent manager this week, according to The Athletic.

Mauricio Pochettino will be Chelsea’s fourth manager in a year, with new co-owner Todd Boehly already axing Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter, before naming Frank Lampard on an interim basis.

Lampard is expected to finish the season with Chelsea while the final touches are put to the Pochettino deal – but it seems that the Argentine boss already has players that he wants to bring to the club.

Now the Athletic have claimed that Chelsea are looking to make the announcement that a new manager is heading to the club after positive talks with Pochettino.

Ahead of his imminent arrival to Stamford Bridge – Gary Neville recently opened up and claimed that Pochettino will be relishing the challenges that he faces when he officially makes his move to the Blues.

Speaking on The Overlap, the former Manchester United star said: “Chelsea played Liverpool and there was something in that game that you saw in that collection of players and you thought they could be brought together by a talented coach.

“Pochettino I think is a really talented coach and I think CHELSEA next year could really cause a surprise, just by Pochettino bringing the club together because he will. He’s likeable and the players will respect him enormously.

“He has worked at PSG and worked with big players, worked at Tottenham, worked at Southampton where he did a great job.”

Neville added: “I think he’ll do a very, very good job next season and he’ll cover a lot of the stuff that’s going on behind the scenes. Those players are perfect for Pochettino. Talented, young but just needing direction.

“I wanted Pochettino at United, that’s not to say I didn’t want Erik ten Hag. It was close and I’m happy we’ve got Ten Hag I think he’s done brilliantly well but Pochettino is a top coach who I’d be happy having at my club.”

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