It has now been revealed exactly what happened in the build up to Mauricio Pochettino leaving Chelsea after just one season in charge.
The club announced they would be parting ways with Pochettino on Tuesday night, after the club's sixth-place finish in the Premier League.
The Argentine released the following statement to Chelsea fans after the news of his departure: "Thank you to the Chelsea ownership group and Sporting Directors for the opportunity to be part of this football club's history.
"The Club is now well positioned to keep moving forward in the Premier League and Europe in the years to come."
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Many have been shocked by the news, considering Chelsea's impressive finish to the season, as well as the emergence of Cole Palmer as one of the league's best players under Pochettino.
A report from The Telegraph has now shed more light on exactly how they came to the decision of 'mutual agreement'.
According to the report there were 'no disagreements over who should be in charge of transfers or which players should or should not be sold'.
The issues were claimed to be more 'philosophical and related to the dynamics of working within a club structure'.
The report continued: "Nobody wanted to make a rash decision that could later be regretted so all parties agreed to sleep on day one of the meeting and reconvene on Tuesday morning."
Due to nothing changing on either side in the second day of talks, Pochettino and the club came to the conclusion it would be better for him to leave Stamford Bridge now, rather than risk a 'messy' end to his reign next season.
Pochettino appeared to be popular in the Chelsea dressing room and Noni Madueke was the first to make comment with a tribute to the boss on Instagram.
Roberto De Zerbi is among the favourites to take over at Stamford Bridge following his recent departure from Brighton.
Topics: Chelsea, Premier League, Mauricio Pochettino, Cole Palmer, Roberto De Zerbi
Tom Jenkins