It was mutually agreed that they would part ways just halfway through Pochettino’s contract. “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea, we would like to express our gratitude to Mauricio for his service this season,” Winstanley and Stewart said.

McKenna is of interest to Brighton after guiding Ipswich to back-to-back promotions from League One and the Championship. Maresca may also be a difficult person to attract, given he has just won the Championship title with Leicester in his first season as a manager after leaving Pep Guardiola’s staff.

Tuchel is available after rejecting the chance to stay with Bayern, while De Zerbi’s star has faded slightly after a poor end to the season with Brighton. Pochettino has left alongside his staff Jesus Perez, Miguel d’Agostino, Toni Jimenez, and Sebastiano Pochettino.

His reputation is unlikely to have been harmed by the one-season spell at Chelsea, having ended the season with five successive wins to ensure European football at Stamford Bridge next season. *Join our new WhatsApp community* *and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.

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