MAURICIO POCHETTINO is making Bruno Saltor one of his trusted team as Chelsea embark on a new era.
Spaniard Saltor was part of the backroom staff who joined alongside now-sacked head coach Graham Potter last September.
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He was also controversially catapulted into the hot seat for one match when Potter was sacked in April – picking the team for one game only against Liverpool.
Inexperienced Saltor filled in until Frank Lampard was named interim boss for the rest of the season. The game was a goalless draw.
Chelsea fans have now spotted the the former Brighton & Hove Albion defender has remained at the club.
Saltor appeared in a training clip shared to the club’s Instagram captioned: “Back in the building.”
In the video, he can be seen welcoming Reece James back to the Chelsea training ground.
Fans reacted in the comments section as one wrote: “Bruno Saltor is still there?!”
Another fan added: “Bruno Saltor the GOAT!”
Saltor had been expected to leave but is now being given a role as a reward for his work by Pochettino, who is settling in as new manager and welcoming the players back for pre-season training.
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He had previously been a development coach at Brighton before heading to Stamford Bridge with Potter last year.
Saltor will work with assistant Jesus Perez, Miguel D’Agostino, Toni Jimenez and Pochettino’s son Sebastiano.