Which Serie A clubs could hire Pochettino?

A number of years in the past, Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino refused to rule out teaching a Serie A membership sooner or later and there at the moment are some storied Italian golf equipment that might go well with the Argentinean tactician.

Pochettino was employed by Chelsea in 2023 signing a two-year contract, with a membership choice of an additional yr. The Argentinean tactician ought to have helped Chelsea climb the Premier League desk and allow them to be contenders at the very least for a top-four end.

Quite the opposite, the Blues sit tenth within the desk, 14 factors under 4th-placed Aston Villa and the Carabao Cup and FA Cup stay their solely life like probabilities to carry a trophy this season.

The primary alternative will come on Sunday in an EFL Cup Ultimate in opposition to Liverpool at Wembley Stadium. Carabao Cup Final Tickets are nonetheless out there and whereas Pochettino is making ready for Chelsea’s most essential sport of the season, many followers haven’t forgotten about what the Argentinean mentioned a number of years in the past relating to a potential job in Serie A.

He was nonetheless in command of Tottenham 5 years in the past, when Corriere della Sera requested him if he’d ever come to the Belpaese as a coach. “I’ve Italian origins and it might be an exquisite expertise,” Pochettino replied.

Pochettino’s wage at Stamford Bridge is believed to be within the area of €12m per season, an unaffordable sum for any Serie A membership, particularly with out the Progress Decree. On the identical time, nonetheless, there are various tasks that might go well with the 51-year-old within the Peninsula, supplied that Chelsea decide a brand new coach for 2024-25.

Teaching in Serie A can be notably intriguing for Pochettino who was born in Argentina in 1972 however has Italian roots.

His relations got here from Virle, a small city within the Piedemont Area. In 1867, Matteo Pochettino, his spouse Virgilia and their son Michele left northern Italy, heading to Argentina. The household moved to Murphy, a small settlement 250 kilometres west of Buenos Aires.

Pochettino was beforehand linked with returning to Piedmont, particularly shifting to Juventus. First in 2019, when the Bianconeri employed Maurizio Sarri, after which the next yr when the Outdated Woman picked membership legend Andrea Pirlo as a substitute.

Many Serie A golf equipment will probably be searching for a brand new coach subsequent season and Pochettino would go well with a lot of them. Roma might change Daniele De Rossi who has signed a contract till the tip of the season. Napoli may even get a brand new supervisor hoping to start out a brand new long-term challenge and even Milan might change Stefano Pioli if he fails to win the Europa League.

Pochettino’s worldwide expertise and tactical data would certainly be an added worth to any Serie A membership, but when he elements firm with the Blues in the summertime, he’d want to chop his wages to fulfil his need to educate within the Peninsula.