TOM COLLOMOSSE: Once a contender to take over at Villa Park, beleagured Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino can now only dream of Unai Emery's success with high-flying Aston Villa

TOM COLLOMOSSE: There is thought to have been contact between Sawiris and Pochettino in London, in the months after the Argentine was sacked by Paris St Germain in July 2022.