GRAHAM POTTER IS THE CHOSEN ONE
20 millions! Chelsea throws the house out the window and signs a new coach
Published New:8/09/2022 - 17:58h
Updated New:8/09/2022 - 17:58h
Chelsea have reached an agreement with Brighton & Hove Albion to sign Graham Potter. The coach is the one chosen to take charge of the 'blue' bench after the dismissal of Thomas Tuchel
Chelsea already has new trainer. The entity londinense took the determination to separate his ways with Thomas Tuchel after a start of season very irregular. After a market of signings in which they made a big investment to reinforce the team, the group 'blue' situates in the sixth position of the table of classification of the Premier League, with a record of 3 victories, 1 tie and 2 painful defeats in front of the Leeds (3-0) and the Southamptom (2-1).
However, the 'varapalo' received in the first day of the phase of groups of the Champions League in front of the Dinamo Zagreb (defeat by 1-0), in addition to a series of 'encontronazos' with the new leadership, went the detonantes definite of the situation of Tuchel in Stamford Bridge. The poor performance showed by the team and his little convincentes performances in what it goes of campaign carried to Todd Boehly to 'load' to the German technician, the one who already has substitute in London.
And it is that during the afternoon of this Thursday the institution capitalina announced of official way the contracting of Graham Potter to do charge of the bench londinense. The English was always the first option of Boehly, the one who already was very informed on his ideas, concepts and methods when it decided fichar to Cucurella of Brighton this summer, as it informed Fabrizio Romano. Nevertheless, his operation was not 'cheap', since the 'blues' had to credit 20 million euros to the 'seagulls' to do with the trainer, turning into the second more expensive technician of the history after Naggelsman, the one who arrived to Munich by 25 'kilos' when it trained to the Leipzig.
Chelsea Football Club is delighted to welcome Graham Potter ace our new Head Coach! 🤝
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 8, 2022
In some statements awarded to the official web of his new club, Potter showed very ilusionado and left to glimpse his plan for his stay in London. "I am incredibly proud and thrilled to represent to Chelsea FC, this fantastic club of football. I am very thrilled to associate me with the new proprietary group of Chelsea and expect to know and work with the thrilling group of players and develop a team and a culture of which our incredible fanatical can be proud" manifested.
The message to the Brighton
Likewise, Graham wanted to remember to the Brighton in his speech, since his excellent walk in the 'seagulls', those who leave fourth in the English league with 13 points, allowed him give the 'jump' to one of the big Europeans. "Also it would like me express my sincerer gratitude to Brighton & Hove Albion for allowing me this opportunity and, in particular, to Tony Bloom and to all the players, the personnel and the followers by his continuous support during my time in the club", finalised.




