Todd Boehly is expected to splash the cash again this summer and Mauricio Pochettino has already identified his ideal Chelsea striker

After locating the best Chelsea striker, Mauricio Pochettino appears to have already started executing his summer recruitment strategy. It appears as though the 51-year-old will be hired to fill the open head coaching position at Stamford Bridge.

According to football.london, the Blues and Pochettino have had numerous 'good talks' thus far, and Todd Boehly is hoping to name Graham Potter's long-term replacement at the end of the current campaign. Although the west Londoners and the former Tottenham manager have not yet reached an agreement, there is optimism that he will be in charge before the start of the following campaign.

So much so that the Argentine is said to have picked out his preferred candidate to lead the line at Chelsea. According to Italian publication La Gazzetta dello Sport, Romelu Lukaku will be offered the chance to redeem himself at Stamford Bridge upon his return from loan at Inter Milan.
The 29-year-old, who joined the Blues for £97.5million two-years ago, has featured 20 times for the Nerazzurri in the Serie A this season, directly contributing towards 10 goals. While Lukaku hasn't impressed back at the San Siro, Chelsea reportedly want to give him another opportunity under Pochettino.
In February, Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves urged the west Londoners to give the Belgium international another chance next season after scoring the winner for Inter in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Porto. The former Manchester United defender said: "I think new manager, give him a chance.

"I feel like he's not fit, he's carrying a bit more weight than normal and what he would like or the club like... still comes in and scores two goals in the last two games."

Singing from the same hymn sheet, Hargreaves added: "Nah, no chance [his Chelsea career is over], especially when they spent how much? And they don't have a centre-forward.

"So they've got a really good one, just get him fit. He's proven. His body of work shows he scores goals, so why would you not try and integrate him back in the summer?"

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Inter have made the asking price clear for wingback Denzel Dumfries during the summer transfer window clear, with incoming Chelsea coach eyeing up a move for the Dutch World Cup star.

This according to Italian news outlet Repubblica.it, who report that the 27-year-old is a major target for the Argentine who is expected to take over at Stamford Bridge, and that the Nerazzurri would expect a fee of at least €40 million for his signature. Dumfries’s future at Inter has looked uncertain for some time now, with the 26-year-old former PSV man having been strongly linked as a possible sale during the summer transfer window should the Nerazzurri need to bring in cash from the market. The likes of Chelsea and Manchester United have been reported to be interested, whilst Barcelona have reportedly also enquired about the Dutchman for the summer transfer window. However, in March Gianluca Di Marzio reported that Dumfries is no longer a major target for Chelsea as he had been in the past. The situation at Stamford Bridge has been in flux, however, with Graham Potter removed as head coach just a few months after taking over, replaced with Frank Lampard on an interim basis.

Blues are OUT of the Champions League as the defending champions prove too strong with ruthless Rodrygo scoring twice to cruise into semi-finals

Frank Lampard has become the first Chelsea manager in the club's 118-year history to lose his first four games in charge. Lampard returned to Stamford Bridge on April 6 for a short-term spell until the end of the season following the dismissal of Graham Potter. However, matters certainly haven't gone to plan so far, and Lampard has now broken an unwanted record, as reported by The Mirror. Chelsea were beaten 1-0 by Wolves in Lampard's first game of his second stint in charge and that was followed by a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. Last weekend Chelsea lost 2-1 at home to Brighton in the league and then on Tuesday they were eliminated from the Champions League with another 2-0 gloss against Real Madrid. Following that, the Blues have fixtures against Arsenal, Bournemouth, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City and Newcastle. It is the first time that Chelsea have lost four consecutive matches in all competiti...

Chelsea will express their interest in signing Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana during their upcoming meeting with Inter Milan over Romelu Lukaku’s future, according to Evening Standard.

The newspaper claims Blues’ officials will travel to Italy next week to discuss the future of Lukaku, who is due to return to Chelsea in the summer when his loan deal expires at the end of the season. The Belgium striker moved to Inter on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea last summer and has impressed at the San Siro Stadium, scoring nine goals and registering three assists in 26 appearances across all competitions. The West Londoners are planning a summer clear-out in order to meet the Financial Fair Play requirements after spending £323m in the winter transfer window on eight new players as well as splashing out close to £300m last summer. However, bringing in a shot-stopper could be on the cards as they look to bolster their squad for next season. Edouard Mendy is expected to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the campaign after losing his first team place. The Senegal international has featured in only 11 games in all competitions having been hampered by in...

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