Pochettino has meeting plan for trio as Chelsea boss looks to finalise squad

Mauricio Pochettino is leaving no stone unturned in his mission to revamp the squad at Chelsea, including making tough decisions about the futures of several promising young players.

After a rigorous pre-season tour in the United States, Pochettino is determined to streamline his team, having learned valuable lessons from last season's campaign, where an excessively large squad proved detrimental to Chelsea's performance. Andrey Santos, Cesare Casadei, and Lesley Ugochukwu, along with new signing Lesley Ugochukwu, will be the subject of a post-tour meeting in London with co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart.

Although Pochettino has hinted at the possibility of sending them out on loan, he stressed that no final decisions have been made yet. "When we finish the tour, we are going to sit, we are already working with the sporting directors, with Paul and Laurence, sharing ideas and we can see how we define the squad," he said. "They have the possibility, maybe they go on loan. At the moment, nothing is closed."

Chelsea have a proven track record of utilisng the loan market to nurture their young talents, allowing them to return as more polished individuals, either commanding higher transfer fees or securing first-team opportunities. Pochettino himself has gained a reputation for his ability to develop young players, reports the Mirror.

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However, striking the right balance between promising prospects and experienced first-team members is crucial. The Blues remain engaged in discussions to secure the services of defender Axel Disasi from Monaco for a fee of £38.6 million and they are also pursuing Brighton duo Moises Caicedo and Robert Sanchez.

While Pochettino reshapes his squad, several players have already bid farewell to Stamford Bridge. Mason Mount's surprising move to Manchester United was followed by Mateo Kovacic's switch to Manchester City.

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N'Golo Kante's departure to Saudi Arabia after the expiration of his contract was another significant loss. Pochettino said: “We all understand that maybe during the last few weeks of the transfer window, things are going to happen.

"It is always better to have everything closed before. But not only for us, every other club too. It is important to close the squad in the way that we want.”

Pochettino has not ruled out the possibility of more signings in attack. Despite already securing two new No. 9s during the summer in Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson, the Argentine added: "Yes, of course, maybe we can add some different profile or [a] different player who can help us, of course we are open."

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