Mauricio Pochettino eyes Chelsea job if Graham Potter gets under fire to boot after miserable run

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Mauricio Pochettino is waiting in the wings to become the new Chelsea manager if Graham Potter is sacked.

The former Tottenham boss has been out of work since being sacked by French giants Paris Saint-Germain in July.

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Chelsea manager Graham Potter is under increasing pressure at Stamford Bridge Credit: Getty

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Former Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino is interested in taking over the job if Potter is sacked Credit: Getty

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Blues boss Todd Boyley may decide to use the ax if results don’t improveCredit: AP

Potter is under immense pressure at Stamford Bridge after a surprising run of just one win in seven matches in all competitions.

Fans turned on the former Brighton player after their dismal 4-0 FA Cup third-round exit at Manchester City on Sunday.

And SunSport understands that Argentine Poch, 50, would be willing to take over if Chelsea make contact.

But his association with the Blues’ hated rivals Tottenham was always seen as problematic for him to move to West London.

Pochettino still has a home in the capital and has spent a lot of time in the country, even when he was at Paris Saint-Germain.

Understandably, the Blues board is already thinking about Potter’s future – despite his appointment only in September.

However, the 47-year-old is expected to have the rest of this month to see if he can turn things around.

But a poor result against local rivals Fulham tomorrow could see the end of his short reign.

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Under pressure, Potter said of Sunday’s defeat at City: “It was a painful and difficult first half for all of us.

“We were second best to a very good team. We’re not in a great moment and even though it was the first 20 minutes we couldn’t attack the backline well enough, we couldn’t attack as well as we’d like.

“Manchester City are very good at preventing you from doing that but we suffered at the same time.

“In terms of the Premier League, we’ve lost four games – against Newcastle away, when we had nine players unavailable, we lost 1-0 against Arsenal, we lost on a bad day against Brighton and we lost against Manchester City.

“We also drew Manchester United and Brentford, so results in a short period of time are not positive.

You can make excuses, look for reasons, or say it’s not good enough. Both of these answers are correct.

“We have to keep improving and sticking together because obviously we’re struggling as a football club and that’s not nice at all. But that’s where we are at the moment.”

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