Julian Nagelsmann’s agent has criticised Chelsea and revealed why the German turned down the vacant managerial post.

Following many meetings, the former manager of Bayern Munich withdrew from consideration for the Chelsea managerial position last month.

 Mauricio Pochettino, the former manager of Tottenham, has signed a contract with Chelsea to take over this summer, but agent Volker Struth claims the Argentine is the club's backup plan.

Despite the west London club's denials, Struth claims Chelsea made Nagelsmann their top target to succeed Graham Potter.

The agent was also quick to applaud Nagelsmann's choice to end talks with the Blues.

“I can confirm that Chelsea were quick to call [following his sacking from Bayern Munich in March]. There were some phone conversations,” Struth told Bild podcast Phrasenmaher.

“It was the right decision not to go there. It’s a club in troubled waters at the moment. And their transfer policy, spending a few hundred million euros, has raised expectations that need to be met. There were also some other issues.

“He was their No.1 [choice], that was our information. I believe it would have happened if he had wanted it.”

Pochettino is set to seal his move to Chelsea this week on a three-year deal after talks with co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali.

A huge summer awaits the 51-year-old, who will oversee a huge shake-up in the squad that is likely to see a number of big names shipped out.

Pochettino is likely to add to his squad in the upcoming transfer window with a striker and a new goalkeeper likely to be prioritised.