Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he has asked the club to give him a bigger role in deciding the club’s new signings in the next transfer window.

Despite spending big during the summer transfer window, Chelsea have started the season poorly. The Blues have won just one Premier League game this season and sit 14th in the table with five points – 13 less than leaders Manchester City.

Chelsea’s summer transfers were conducted by co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart.

“The good thing is the relationship and communication is very good with the sporting directors and owners,” Pochettino said to reporters.

“When the transfer window was closed I said I need to be more involved now in all the decisions. I have started to work to identify what we need for January.”

He added: “Football is very dynamic and it is about the present always. Things can change until January. We need to work to recover Nkunku and Armando Broja to try to provide the team with more goals and become solid. But, of course, we have already started to work [on transfers].”