EXCL: De Zerbi to Chelsea or Man Utd? Plus Man City exploring swoop for Bayern star, Arsenal could battle Spurs & Liverpool for winger, and more

This week's deep dive into the biggest transfer stories and this summer's managerial merry-go-round...

De Zerbi liked by Chelsea and Man Utd as Pochettino and Ten Hag face testing period

Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino are in quite similar positions. The aim of both clubs is to judge them at the end of the season, but each manager has an important stretch of games coming up that could prove defining for their futures.

Chelsea's owners have always planned to judge Pochettino at the end of the season in a two-way appraisal, whilst Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS want to be fair to ten Hag and take some time to assess him.

Neither club is in a rush to make a decision about their manager, and part of the reason for that is that not many top candidates would want to join at this stage of the season.

Naturally, both Chelsea and Manchester United are aware that several managers are in demand with Liverpool and Bayern looking for their next manager ahead of 2024/25.