Todd Boehly devices a 15-step plan to secure £280m Chelsea transfer windfall for Mauricio Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino has already made a number of important transfer decisions for Chelsea, although his appointment at Stamford Bridge was only officially announced on Monday.

If all goes according to plan at Chelsea, Mauricio Pochettino could be given a healthy transfer budget to sign his priority targets this summer.

The former Tottenham manager’s appointment as the Blues’ new head coach was confirmed earlier this week. However, according to football.london, a deal had been in place since early May, allowing Pochettino to complete some behind-the-scenes work already.

Apparently, among the first decisions made were the future of Joao Felix, Denis Zakaria, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount. Felix and Zakaria are set to return to Atletico Madrid and Juventus respectively after Pochettino opted not to sign either of them permanently once their loan spells expired, while Loftus-Cheek and Mount form a duo that should leave this summer.

AC Milan are in talks to sign Loftus-Cheek, while Mount’s lack of progress in contract negotiations this year will likely mean he leaves his youth club. Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal are all serious about Mount, he understands football.london.

Jurgen Klopp’s side have emerged as leaders having done more groundwork than any other club, but United are now leading the race to sign him.

Both sides don’t want an exit to happen, but it seems all but inevitable with just over a month until the summer period opens. The Blues are still asking for £70m to approve Mount’s departure and the sale of him could form a large chunk of Pochettino’s summer budget, most of which has been raised through player sales.

According to the Daily Mail, Chelsea are hoping to raise a whopping £280m, across a total of 15 starts, with 10 players leaving on a fee basis, three more on loan or on free transfers and two returning to their parent club .

There needs to be a significant exodus and while Chelsea are unlikely to raise that amount, a similar total is plausible. The sheer number of players sold would allow Todd Boehly to deliver to Pochettino important sums acquired during the sale to be reinvested in the squad for earnings in line with his methods and his ideas.

Pure profit can also be made by selling homegrown stars such as Loftus-Cheek, Mount and Conor Gallagher, who will help balance Chelsea’s financial books before the June 30 FFP deadline.

Sporting CP’s Manuel Ugarte looks likely to be the first big arrival of the Pochettino era with that fast-moving deal, and the focus will therefore likely be on attacks or between the posts.

Victor Osimhen, Dusan Vlahovic and Lautaro Martinez have been proposed as strikers, while the goalkeeper’s shortlist has been narrowed down to David Raya, Andre Onana and Emiliano Martinez, according to The Guardian

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