believes can play a key role in his side next season if he passes up on the chance to join the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal this summer.
Pochettino is , having beaten the likes of Luis Enrique, Zinedine Zidane and Julian Nagelsmann to the job.
While Chelsea are yet to unveil their new manager and will stick with caretaker boss until the end of the season, they have reportedly chosen Pochettino as the man to get the club back on track.
Chelsea, who have had three different managers this season, are just 11th in the Premier League with three games remaining, having lost six of their seven matches under Lampard.
Pochettino enjoyed a largely successful spell at Chelsea’s London rivals Tottenham between 2014 and 2019, in which he led Spurs to their first Champions League final.
The Argentine joined French giants Paris Saint-Germain after his sacking at Tottenham but has been out of work since last summer.
While Pochettino is yet to arrive at Stamford Bridge, he is , which has seen a host of new signings arrive over the past 12 months.
And according to the , Pochettino believes a player who has been at Chelsea for almost two decades can have an important role in his team next season.
Mount, who joined Chelsea’s academy at the age of six, has endured a frustrating season and continues to be linked with a move away from his boyhood club ahead of the summer transfer window.
The 24-year-old is set to enter the final 12 months of his contract and talks over a new deal have stalled, , Manchester United and Arsenal.
But it is claimed Pochettino has already identified Mount as an integral part of his plans in west London and believes his style of play and work-ethic will make him a key member of his squad.
Mount is yet to comment on his future at Chelsea but his current manager – Blues legend Lampard – has the club.
‘To be honest at this point, it’s not my opinion that will be the resolution,’ said Lampard. ‘It will be the opinion of the club and the opinion of Mason.
‘My opinion is pretty clear, what I think of Mason as a player, and I don’t need to spell it out. People can analyse and question form for a young player, but they very quickly forget the consistency that Mason has shown since he broke through.
‘I was a big part of that in the beginning, then he carried on with it after I left, for his country as well. You forget how young he is, because all his managers have trusted him so much.
‘If there was a drop in form it’s more than understandable, every player has it, especially in the developing years.
‘There’s no doubt for me that Mason is a top-class player in terms of what he brings to a team with and without possession. That’s a fact.
‘Form will always waver slightly but the top players manage great consistency, and he’s been Chelsea player of the year in a couple of seasons with top players around him.
‘People think it’s easy to play with top players around you, but it’s not easy to stand out and he’s managed to do that.’
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