Chelsea board shortlist Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino as ideal Graham Potter’s replacement

According to reports, former Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino would be willing to replace under-fire Chelsea manager Graham Potter.

Potter, an ex-Brighton manager, is under intense scrutiny at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea slipping to 10th in the Premier League – 10 points outside the Champions League places – during his tenure.

Chelsea initially impressed after Potter replaced Thomas Tuchel, but results dipped before the World Cup, and the Blues have struggled since the Premier League resumed.

According to the Sun, Chelsea’s board is already considering Potter’s future, though the 47-year-old is expected to have the rest of January to turn things around.

Still, Potter’s departure from Stamford Bridge would not be surprising, and it is reported that ex-Spurs manager Pochettino is waiting in the wings if Chelsea are looking for a new manager.

Pochettino has already managed two Premier League clubs, Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton, and it was thought that his ties to Tottenham would prevent him from joining another London club.

According to The Sun, Pochettino would be willing to take over at Chelsea because the Argentine still owns a home in London and spends a lot of time there.

The 50-year-old most recently led Paris Saint-Germain to the Ligue 1 title, ending his trophy drought as a manager.

Pochettino spent five largely successful years at Tottenham before joining PSG, leading the club to the Champions League final in 2019.

‘The results in a short space of time are not positive,’ Potter said after Chelsea’s latest defeat, a 4-0 loss to Manchester City in the FA Cup.

‘You can make excuses and find reasons, or you can say it isn’t good enough. Both of these options are correct.

‘We have to keep improving and sticking together because clearly we are suffering as a football club, which is not nice at all. But that’s where we are right now.

‘The only thing we can do is do our jobs better and work harder. You understand the supporters’ frustration, we respect that. But it is our responsibility to keep working.’