Jose Mourinho is among the top picks to become Chelsea chief after Mauricio Pochettino’s exit, with chances cut on a third term in west London.
What was the deal?
Mourinho left Chelsea for the second time in 2015, and proceeded to oversee Manchester Joined together, Tottenham, and Roma. Pochettino’s flight has seen various mentors connected, with Ipswich’s Kieran McKenna and Leicester’s Enzo Maresca right now the leaders in the wagering. However, a whirlwind of dropkicks on Mourinho taking over has seen his chances dive.
Per the London Night Standard, Chelsea are searching for a youthful, upwardly portable mentor, however the wagering seems to negate the reportage. Mourinho is unemployed, however, and is accessible. It is not yet clear if the ongoing possession at Stamford Extension could bring the Portuguese back. Across two separate spells, he won the Chief Association multiple times.
“In that time his chances plunged from 40/1 into 2/1 #1.” Maresca and McKenna stay the top choices.
WHAT NEXT?
Chelsea will need to move definitively as they mean to select Pochettino’s replacement. While it feels impossible Mourinho will be the man to supplant the Argentine, more bizarre things have unquestionably occurred.
