POCHETTINO AMONG CHELSEA 5 MAN MANAGERS SHORTLIST

Argentine tactician Mauricio Pochettino is attracting increasing admiration among the Chelsea hierarchy for his work at Tottenham Hotspur, sources have told CCS, and the Argentine coach is one of the primary targets on a five-man shortlist to become the next Stamford Bridge manager.
Right now, those names also include Juventus' Massimo Allegri, Chile's former Copa America-winning coach Jorge Sampaoli, Italy's Antonio Conte and Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone, sources said.
The way in which Pochettino has put Spurs in a title race for the first time in decades has greatly impressed the Chelsea board, but there is an acceptance that he could be one of the more difficult targets to prise away from his current job, perhaps even more difficult than Simeone.