Behdad Eghbali has teased the arrival of Mauricio Pochettino as Chelsea’s new manager.

The club’s co-owner was asked by a fan who the club’s next manager would be after being spotted, with Pochettino believed to be the frontrunner.

He was attending the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory against the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA.

Eghbali is the co-founder and managing partner of Clearlake Capital which bought the Blues last year.

As he was making his way away from the arena, he was spotted by a Chelsea fan who took his chance to ask about the club’s vacant manager role.

They asked: “Who’s the next Chelsea manager?” He then responded: “Who do you want?”

To which the fan suggested former Barcelona manager Luis Enrique but said: “You’re getting Pochettino right?” And as Eghbali gave a cheeky wink, he said: “Maybe, maybe.”