Chelsea co-owners Behdad Eghbali and Todd Boehly are welcome in the team’s locker room after matches, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Tuesday.
The west London club, who are 14th in the Premier League with five points from six games, have struggled since their change in ownership last year and recorded their lowest league finish since 1994 last season.
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Following their 1-0 home defeat by Aston Villa on Sunday, it was reported that co-controlling owner Eghbali had entered the team’s locker room.
Last season, co-owner Boehly also attracted criticism for entering the locker room after a Chelsea loss.
“I like when the owner comes [into the locker room]. I think it is good that the owner comes into the dressing room. It is the way that they approach the players that is most important,” Pochettino said in a news conference ahead of Wednesday’s Carabao Cup clash against Brighton & Hove Albion.
“If they are in a good way and an encouraging way then I think they are very welcome… I don’t see it in a bad way. For me it is good always if they share with us [the coaching staff] then can say hello to the players.
“The difference is if they came for some speech or different things, then maybe that is different. In the way they came, of course they are very welcome. They own the club, they can do whatever they want.”
