- Mauricio Pochettino still has about eighteen months left at Chelsea
- Any payout agreed before June would count towards this season’s spending rules
- Chelsea are a mess and it’s hard to find the answers… but they need to keep the faith and stay patient. It all starts podcast
Chelsea are concerned that sacking Mauricio Pochettino could put them in danger of breaching Premier League spending rules, with the club’s precarious financial situation becoming a key factor in whether they should make a managerial change.
The Argentine has around 18 months left on his contract at Stamford Bridge and sacking him and his large backroom team would cost Chelsea more than £10m.
Any payout agreed before June would count towards this season’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), which Chelsea are already trying to avoid breaching after spending more than £1 billion on new players since taking over Todd Boehly/Clearlake Capital.
Independent financial experts have estimated that Chelsea will need to raise tens of millions from player sales by the end of June to avoid being charged for exceeding spending limits, a problem exacerbated by their failed attempts to sign players of their own bottom, such as Armando Broja, during the past month. window.
Clubs are currently allowed to lose a maximum of £105 million over three years, although there are certain exceptions such as spending on infrastructure, women’s football and youth investment.
Chelsea are concerned that Mauricio Pochettino’s sacking could mean they are breaking spending rules
The club’s financial situation is a major factor as Todd Boehly considers making a change
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Compensation packages after managerial dismissal are unexcused, however, while Pochettino also has a large backroom workforce, having arrived this summer with Jesus Perez, Miguel d’Agostino, Toni Jimenez and his son Sebastiano Pochettino.
Chelsea’s new owner has already spent huge sums on sacking managers since the club took over from Roman Abramovich in May 2022. Thomas Tuchel was paid £10 million when he was sacked four months later and Graham Potter was ordered to pay £13 million in compensation.
Chelsea are already in a worrying position at PSR and were willing to offload Broja, Conor Gallagher and Trevoh Chalobah in January for the right price, as homegrown players represent pure profit in PSR terms.
Yet Broja only left on loan to Fulham after the £50m valuation cost him out of a permanent move, while Chalobah stayed put.
Pochettino signed a two-year contract with the option of a 12-month extension when he took over in the summer, although Chelsea supporters could be heard chanting Jose Mourinho’s name during Sunday’s 4-2 defeat to Wolves as the the club’s former manager was now out of work. after his dismissal by Roma.
It would cost Chelsea more than £10m to sack the manager and his large backroom team (L-R: Toni Jimenez, Miguel D’Agostino, Pochettino and assistant manager Jesus Perez)
Chelsea’s defeat at home to Wolves leaves them in the bottom half of the Premier League
Chelsea had hoped their transfer activity would lead to Champions League football, which would provide a big financial boost, but Sunday’s loss left them in the bottom half of the Premier League.
The FA Cup winners will qualify for the Europa League – Chelsea travel to Aston Villa this week for a fourth round replay – while beating Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final would secure a place in the Europa Conference League .
Chelsea confirmed that Pochettino will hold today’s press conference ahead of the trip to Villa Park.
The club has been contacted for comment.