The pressure is once again on Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino following Wednesday’s 4-1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield.

Pochettino has persistently found his name linked with the sack this season, given the Blues’ poor league form. Chelsea sit 10th in the table after 22 games, 12 points off the top four.

The Argentine tactician has the backing of the Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly but various reports have claimed Pochettino’s position as Chelsea boss could be reviewed at the end of the season.

According to a report on Football London, Girona manager Michel Sanchez is the favourite to become the next Chelsea boss should Pochettino be sacked.

The success story of Girona under the guidance of Sanchez is quite remarkable. Achieving promotion from the Segunda División in the 2021/22 season and then securing a 10th-place finish in La Liga in the following season speaks volumes about the team’s development and performance under Sanchez’s leadership.

The fact that Girona is just two points behind Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table after the first half of the current season is a testament to the exceptional progress and competitiveness the team has shown.

This journey from the second tier of Spanish football to challenging the top teams in La Liga in such a short time frame has reportedly caught the attention of the Chelsea board.