Journalist James Olley has revealed why Chelsea is yet to Mauricio Pochettino as new Chelsea manager.

“Pochettino wants certain assurances, probably more financial one than anything else, because Chelsea spent an awful lot of money [recently],” Olley told ESPN FC when speaking about the Blues’ managerial hunt.

“If they don’t qualify for European football, which is looking increasingly likely, they may have some issues down the line with Financial Fair Play.

“That’s going to mean that a lot of players are going to have to be sold quickly.

“Pochettino’s going to want to be making those decisions with Todd Boehly, Behdad Eghbali, and the other Chelsea directors.

“I think Pochettino wants to make sure that he can have the squad that he wants on his terms.

“[Chelsea] can’t necessarily afford to do that this summer because of those FFP concerns.

“So I think there are one or two things that they are resolving but the direction of travel seems to be Chelsea want Pochettino and Pochettino’s open to going to Chelsea.”