Chelsea appoint Graham Potter to succeed Thomas Tuchel as manager
Chelsea FC have appointed Graham Potter as their new manager following the shock sacking of Thomas Tuchel.
Potter left Premier League club Brighton to sign a five-year deal with Chelsea.
His first game in charge will be an away to Fulham on Saturday at 12:30 BST. He said he was “incredibly proud and excited to represent Chelsea.”
He will be joined by his assistant Billy Reid, first-team coaches Bjorn Hamberg and Bruno, goalkeeping coach Ben Roberts and assistant head of recruitment Kyle Macaulay. Brighton have been paid in excess of £21m in compensation.