Mauricio Pochettino has expressed that it wouldn’t be catastrophic if his tenure at Chelsea were to conclude at the season’s end.
The Chelsea manager emphasized the need to dispel unfounded speculations after his team’s recent win over Tottenham.
However, he stressed the importance of alignment between himself and his coaching staff with the club’s ownership for his potential continuation at Chelsea.
Pochettino noted the ongoing evolution within the club’s structure, stating that all stakeholders are subject to evaluation.
While Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly has indicated progress in his vision for the club, Pochettino underscored the necessity for end-of-season discussions with the club’s leadership to incorporate his perspective.
“If we are happy, perfect,” said 52-year-old Pochettino.
“But it is not only if the owners are happy or the sporting directors happy… You need to ask us also, because maybe (we) say ‘we are not happy’ and we accept the situation and we need to split,” Pochettino said.
“It is not going to be the first time the coaching staff at the end of the season decide to not keep going. But at this end, it is always the opposite way, it is always the owners or the sporting directors.”
Pochettino, who has also managed Tottenham Hotspur and Paris St-Germain, said “two parties” are needed to “make a decision”.
“Maybe we are not happy because we arrive here with a job to do and in the end it has not happened,” he added. “I am not saying I am not happy.
“If we split it’s not a problem, it will not be the end of the world.”
Chelsea, currently seventh in the Premier League, travel to Nottingham Forest on Saturday and Brighton on Wednesday before finishing the season at home against Bournemouth on 19 May.