Mauricio Pochettino is not using an agent as he negotiates the finer points of his appointment as Chelsea’s next head coach.
Pochettino is on the verge of becoming the permanent successor to Graham Potter at Stamford Bridge with Chelsea expected to wrap up the deal by the end of the week or early next week.
With Frank Lampard in caretaker charge until the end of the season, there is no time pressure on Pochettino or Chelsea to confirm his appointment.
While most managers and coaches have an agent to negotiate their contracts and deal with approaches from clubs, Pochettino represents himself.
And it is understood that the Argentine has not drafted in any of the super-agents to negotiate his Chelsea deal, with him and assistant Jesús Pérez leading talks.
Pochettino has confirmed in the past that he does not use an agent, while Pérez has previously revealed that the former Tottenham Hotspur manager usually negotiates the contracts of his staff before himself.
It is likely that a lawyer will check Pochettino’s contract, but, otherwise, he will negotiate the length and value of his deal himself which will save Chelsea a huge amount of money in agent fees.
Talks between Pochettino, who is the only candidate the club is now actively speaking with, and Chelsea have entered what should be their final phase and are going well.
As revealed by Telegraph Sport, Pochettino is expected to take over at Chelsea with at least four members of staff, including Pérez, Miguel D’Agostino, Toni Jiménez and son Sebastiano.