Chelsea have made contact with Mauricio Pochettino and are also interested in Burnley boss Vincent Kompany as the club’s search for a head coach narrows to four candidates, sources have told ESPN.
Pochettino has been out of work since being sacked by Paris Saint-Germain in July and he has been heavily linked with the vacant manager’s job at his former club Tottenham.
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However, Chelsea have now spoken to Pochettino as part of conversations with multiple individuals as they continue to search for a successor to Graham Potter, who was sacked on April 3 after less than seven months in charge with Frank Lampard placed in caretaker charge.
Sources had told ESPN that Chelsea initially considered between five and seven candidates which included Julian Nagelsmann and Pochettino.
As ESPN reported on April 7, Luis Enrique held talks over the position and indicated he would be willing to take the job immediately but Chelsea’s subsequent decision to appoint Lampard suggested they preferred other candidates.
Sources have told ESPN that the four-man shortlist comprises Nagelsmann, Pochettino, Kompany and one other unidentified candidate with no clear favourite at this stage.
