New Chelsea boss Pochettino will RUIN Liverpool chances at two major transfer targets

Jacque Talbot

• 13 May 2023 21:52 BST
• 3 min read

Chelsea have agreed terms with Mauricio Pochettino to become their new head coach - and this could well spell disaster for Liverpool.

A report from the Mail suggests that the Argentine will look to keep hold of Mason Mount - and target Alexis Mac Allister.

The Reds have been in hot pursuit of both players - both of which FootballTransfers understands are key targets for Jurgen Klopp. But Chelsea could well spoil the party.

Pochettino likes both players and will look to utilise them at Stamford Bridge ahead of next season.

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News broke that Pochettino will work alongside Jesus Perez, Miguel D’Agostino, Toni Jimenez and his son Sebastiano Pochettino, at Chelsea, all of whom will join some of the current backroom staff.

It is reported that Pochettino will collaborate with Chelsea’s sporting directors and Frank Lampard, the current interim head coach, before the season ends. Pochettino was considered to be the favourite to take up the role, but it has taken a while for the finer details to be ironed out.

New era for Chelsea

Chelsea have endured a torrid season - they have failed to reach a Champions League or even Europa League spot.

They sacked Thomas Tuchel at the beginning of the campaign after a string of poor results, before hiring Graham Potter, taking the Englishman from Brighton.

But Potter was unable to turn around the fortunes of the club - and he was sacked last month despite getting Chelsea into the Champions League quarterfinals.

Club legend Lampard took over on a temporary basis - but he has struggled to get the club going in the right direction as well. There is a lot to be expected of Pochettino, who led Tottenham to their best-ever campaign in the Premier League, as well as a Champions League runners-up finish.

But he was sacked after a poor start to the subsequent season. After Spurs, he joined Paris Saint-Germain, where he won the Coupe de France in May 2021 before going on to clinch the Ligue 1 title the following season.