Mauricio Pochettino says he asked Chelsea's directors to give him a bigger role in deciding the club's new signings in the next transfer window.
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Chelsea off to rough startSpent big in summer windowPochettino to have bigger roleWHAT HAPPENED?
Despite another summer of lavish spending under new co-owner Todd Boehly, the Blues have endured a difficult start to the season.
Pochettino's side have won just one Premier League game this season and sit 14th in the table with five points – 13 less than leaders Manchester City.
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Their summer transfers were conducted by co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart as Pochettino was appointed head coach in the summer.
The Blues prioritised bringing in younger players before the start of the season, but they may look to bring in more experienced players in the January transfer window, with the Argentine coach set to take on more responsibility when it comes to identifying targets.
WHAT THEY SAID
"The good thing is the relationship and communication is very good with the sporting directors and owners," Pochettino said to reporters. "When the transfer window was closed I said I need to be more involved now in all the decisions. I have started to work to identify what we need for January."
He added: "Football is very dynamic and it is about the present always. Things can change until January. We need to work to recover Nkunku and Armando Broja to try to provide the team with more goals and become solid. But, of course, we have already started to work [on transfers]."
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Chelsea have taken just one point from their last three Premier League matches, but they will hope for a more positive result when they visit Fulham on Monday.
