Official: Graham Potter, new Chelsea manager until 2027

The Chelsea has made official the acquisition of Graham Potter as the new ‘blue’ coach until 2027. The ‘blue’ club would have paid Brighton 23 million as a clause for taking the English coach, which becomes a substitute after the sudden termination of Thomas Tuchel. In this way, the British trainer imposes himself on other names similar to that of Mauricio Pochettino and Zinedine Zidane -unequipped-, and Ruben Amorim, currently coach of Sporting Lisbon. With this 23 million, the new ‘blue’ coach became the second most expensive coach in history after Julian Nagelmannfor which Bayern paid Leipzig 25 million last year.

gg.didomi.doWhenConsent(!window.didomiBypass, ‘c:twitterwi-wUmBnnKy’, function () {
var x = document.createElement(‘script’);
x.setAttribute(“type”,”text/javascript”);
x.setAttribute(“src”, “//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js”);
x.setAttribute(“charset”, “utf-8”);
$(“.twitter-tweet”).closest( “span” ).append(x);
});

Potter, of 47 years, His fame was carved mainly at Brighton, which he managed in the Premier for four seasons where he kept the ‘Seagulls’ in the English elite with solvency and football with a different game record. However, the milestone that allowed the coach to land in English football was what he achieved Ostersunds in Sweden, where his coaching career began in 2011.

Graham Potter took the team from the Swedish Fourth Division to the First in just five years. After management to keep Ostersunds in the highest category for three years, in 2018, he signed on swansea in the Championship -English second-, and, after a year, he signed with Brighton in the 19/20 season. Potter was emotional in his remarks at the club.

“Um incredibly proud and excited to represent Chelsea, this amazing football club. I’m thrilled to be joining Chelsea’s new ownership group and look forward to meeting and working with a great group of players and building a team and culture that our incredible fans can be proud of.” a special mention at his former club.

“I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to Brighton & Hove Albion for allowing me this opportunity and especially Tony Bloom and all the players, staff and supporters for their continued support during my time at the club.”

Todd Boehly, at Potter’s feet

Chelsea owner Todd Boehly paid tribute to his new manager: “We are delighted to bring Graham to Chelsea. He is a proven and innovative manager in the Premier League who fits our vision for the club. very good on the pitch, but he has skills and abilities that go beyond the pitch and will make Chelsea an even more successful club. He has had a huge impact at his previous clubs and we look forward to his positive impact at Chelsea. We look forward to supporting him, his coaching staff and the team to develop to their full potential in the coming months and years.”