Two managers are reportedly keeping an eye on Mauricio Pochettino’s situation at Chelsea.
Mauricio Pochettino and his Chelsea side finished the season strongly.
Their 2-1 win against Bournemouth was their fifth consecutive one and saw them secure sixth place.
Should Manchester United lose the FA Cup final against Manchester City, that will be enough for the Blues to qualify for the Europa League.
Still, Pochettino’s job at Stamford Bridge looks far from safe. If the Argentine does end up leaving Chelsea, it looks like United could be one possible destination for him.
Mauricio Pochettino’s future to be decided this week
According to the Evening Standard, Pochettino is set to hold talks with the Chelsea hierarchy in the coming days as part of the club’s end-of-season review.
The same outlet claims that the review will decide the 52-year-old’s fate.
If Pochettino does depart, Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim and Ipswich Town’s Kieran McKenna will be hoping to succeed him in the dugout.
The Evening Standard’s report has also claimed that both managers are waiting in the wings to see if Chelsea will make a change.
McKenna is already thought to be high on their list in the event that Pochettino does leave west London.
Who should Chelsea appoint if Mauricio Pochettino leaves, Ruben Amorim or Kieran McKenna?
McKenna has obviously done a fantastic job at Ipswich, winning them promotion to the Premier League.
But this is the Chelsea job, where you are going to have to manage a team at the top end of the English top flight.
Amorim, after his time at Sporting, is probably more ready for that than McKenna, who has not even been a manager for that long.
Considering how Chelsea have played under Pochettino of late and where they finished in the table, though, the club really should be keeping hold of the former Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur boss. It would be harsh and quite counterproductive to get rid of him now.