Chelsea eye up Kieran McKenna with Mauricio Pochettino’s future in balance

Owners undecided on whether to keep Pochettino

Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna during an open-top bus parade in Ipswich to celebrate promotion to the Premier League. Picture: Chris Radburn/PA Wire.

Chelsea have identified Ipswich’s Kieran McKenna as one of the leading candidates to take over from Mauricio Pochettino, whose future is up in the air before his end-of-season review with the club’s hierarchy.

While some key figures at Stamford Bridge are in favour of Pochettino staying, the Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital ownership is yet to reach a consensus on whether a change is required.