Chelsea have parted with coach Mauricio Pochettino and his coaching staff after just one season, the club announced on Tuesday.

Chelsea's head coach Mauricio Pochettino reacts during the English Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool in London, Britain, on Aug. 13, 2023. (Xinhua)

Chelsea announced the news with a brief statement on their official website saying: "Chelsea FC can confirm that the club and Mauricio Pochettino have mutually agreed to part ways", while Pochettino thanked the club for "the opportunity to be part of this football club's history", adding that Chelsea was now "well positioned to keep moving forward in the Premier League and Europe in the years to come."

The former Tottenham, Southampton and Paris Saint Germain coach arrived at Stamford Bridge last May, after a disastrous campaign that saw the club sacked Thomas Tuchel in September 2022, before then showing his replacement, Graham Potter the door in April 2023 and appointing Frank Lampard as an interim coach until the end of the disastrous campaign which Chelsea finished 12th in the Premier League.

The club spent heavily over the summer, mainly on young players, while losing several veterans such as Cesar Azpilicueta, N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic.

An important turnover in playing staff and as young squad saw Chelsea struggle for performances and results for much of the season, although a strong finish to the campaign saw Chelsea win their last five matches and finish sixth in the Premier League to qualify for next season's Europa League.

Pochettino also led Chelsea to the Carabao Cup final, which they lost 1-0 to Liverpool, while they also lost the FA Cup semifinal 1-0 to Manchester City.

The south London club has now had seven coaches since Antonio Conte left the job in the summer of 2018.

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