According to the English media, the current manager of Brighton & Hove Albion has an agreement with the directors of the Blues to make his landing at Stamford Bridge.
Everyone was shocked when Chelsea FC announced the sacking of Thomas Tuchel, who was removed from his post after a heavy defeat in the UEFA Champions League but had been behind the club's recent successes.
The truth is that the directors of the Blues have already started hiring his replacement, and the chosen one is Graham Potter, a young English manager making a great leap in his career.
According to several English media reports, Chelsea already has a "verbal agreement" with Potter, who was to give a press conference as a Brighton & Hove Albion coach -in the run-up to the match against Bournemouth for Date 7 of the Premier League- but has canceled it.
Potter will visit the Cobham training ground. He is saying goodbye in Brighton before the move," said The Athletic site.
Graham Potter is only 47 years old, but he started coaching very young and has already. His career as a footballer ended i.n 2005 after wearing the shirts of teams such as Birmingham, Southampton, and West Bromwich.
Although he became known to the world after he arrived at Ostersund FK in Sweden, in December 2010, Potter was hired by this team from the fourth division of Swedish football and won two consecutive promotions.
A 2-1 win against Arsenal FC at the Emirates Stadium in 2017/18 Europa League put his name in the air again in England. In mid-2018, he was signed by Swansea City, who had just been relegated to the second football division. English. His excellent work with the Welsh side caught the attention of Brighton & Hove Albion, where he has managed the last three seasons.
Last season, Potter's Brighton achieved their best Premier League finish by finishing the tournament in 9th place with the most points (51) and goals scored (42).
Potter installed Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League and achieved remarkable results.
This season, Las Gaviotas started with a lot of momentum and beat Manchester United at Old Trafford (2-1) on the first date of the tournament. They have managed to collect 13 points out of a possible 18, and in their last appearance, they thrashed Leicester City 5-2.
This fantastic start has seduced the American businessman Todd Boehly, the new owner of Chelsea, who has chosen Potter over the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino and Zinedine Zidane.
This young DT, who graduated from the Open University with a degree in Social Sciences, will have the difficult task of replacing Thomas Tuchel. He led the Blues to be champions of the Champions League, the Club World Cup, and the European Super Cup.
Thomas Tuchel was fired from Chelsea even though he was champion of the UEFA Champions League last year.
It only remains to be known who will be the members of Graham Potter's coaching staff, who will be officially announced as Chelsea manager in the next few hours and could make his away debut against Fulham at Craven Cottage as part of Date 7 of the English league.
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