Chelsea are closing in on the appointment of Kieran McKenna to replace Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach having notified Ipswich of their interest in their favoured candidate, who is said to be interested in a move to Stamford Bridge.
Pochettino left Chelsea by mutual consent earlier this week – in a shock for the dressing room and wider public – and the Todd Boehly-led Clearlake Capital ownership is said to be optimistic that the process to replace him will not take long .
Contact several weeks ago
, who claim the Blues made contact with McKenna s representatives several weeks ago when it became clear that Pochettino was not going to work effectively in their set-up.
Reports claim Pochettino grew frustrated with his lack of input on signings an…