Yesterday the official announcement came that Mauricio Pochettino will be leaving Chelsea, which means they are on the hunt for yet another manager.
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According to what is being reported by Mirror journalist Ryan Taylor, agent Jorge Mendes has put forward the name of Porto boss Sergio Conceicao’s as a potential profile who could replace Pochettino.
Chelsea confirmed on Tuesday evening that the mutual termination of Pochettino’s contract had been enforced despite the fact the Argentine still had a year left on his deal plus a 12-month extension option.
Mendes has formed a ‘close relationship’ with Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly after holding talks over a deal for Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer of 2022 and he contacted him to suggest Conceicao as a candidate.
Having been at Porto since 2017 with 10 trophies to his name, Conceicao signed a new contract until the summer of 2028 but that was under previous president Pinto da Costa. Now Andre Villas-Boas is at the helm, it can be revoked.
The report acknowledges that Conceicao has ’emerged as a strong contender for the AC Milan job’ in recent weeks and Marseille are keen too, while ‘Chelsea sources are yet to acknowledge whether Conceicao is a genuine candidate’ for the vacancy.
Ipswich Town’s Kieran McKenna and Leicester’s Enzo Maresca are two names that are known to be interesting the Blues at present as they look for a young profile.