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Mauricio Pochettino involved in Chelsea transfer decisions

The international break can be an important time for clubs to start internal meetings and discussions about transfer plans, so even if the window isn’t currently open, things are always happening. One person involved in transfer discussions is Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino, who has confirmed that he has a big involvement in the club’s transfer decisions.

For example, I already told you about Pochettino deciding against signing Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus during the summer. Now Pochettino is once again going to have some power to decide what Chelsea do in January and also in next summer’s transfer window. Of course all the board will be involved and decide together, but with Pochettino’s involvement as well.