Everything points to Graham Potter, 47, who took over Chelsea.
According to new information in The Telegraph, the two sides largely agree.
If all goes as planned, he will be presented tomorrow and lead the team into the weekend’s game against Fulham.
Earlier today, the shocking news came that Thomas Tuchel had been sacked by Chelsea, and it didn’t take long. Graham Potter It was selected as a possible alternative.
This also appears to be the case.
The Telegraph reported that the 47-year-old traveled to London on Wednesday afternoon to meet with Chelsea owner Todd Boyle & Partners.
This meeting should have gone well and if all goes well, Potter will be revealed tomorrow (Thursday) and he will lead the team on Saturday against Fulham.
Take Swedish with you
Graham Potter achieved smashing success when he was in charge of Sweden’s Östersunds FK between 2011 and 2018. He has taken young ÖFK all the way to the Europa League and has made resonances all over European football.
Swede took Bjorn Hamburg with him to England.
Hamburg was part of Potter’s crew at Brighton, and according to reports, the Swede will accompany Potter to Chelsea, as assistant coach.
It costs 287 million
According to English-language information, Graham Potter had a takeover clause in Brighton in the amount of SEK 200 million.
The Telegraph wrote that Chelsea will pay this sum, plus another 87 million kroner in compensation to Brighton.
In total, the deal will be worth 287 million Swedish kronor.
A “bullshit sum” for wealthy Chelsea, who spent nearly 3 billion kronor (!) on acquiring a new player this summer.
