Chelsea sack Tuchel as manager

Chelsea have sacked the manager of the club, Thomas Tuchel.

This was made known via a statement issued by the club on Wednesday morning.

The statement read: “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas Tuchel and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the club.

“Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea’s history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and Club World Cup in his time here.

“As the new ownership group reaches 100 days since taking over the club, and as it continues its hard work to take the club forward, the new owners believe it is the right time to make this transition.

“Chelsea’s coaching staff will take charge of the team for training and the preparation of our upcoming matches as the club moves swiftly to appoint a new head coach.”

Chelsea invested a one-window Premier League record £273m to revamp Tuchel’s squad this summer, bringing in Wesley Fofana, Kalidou Koulibaly, Marc Cucarella, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

It was learnt that Chelsea have been considering sacking Tuchel for some time and it is not a knee-jerk reaction to Tuesday’s Champions League defeat to Dinamo Zagreb.

Chelsea are sixth in the Premier League table after three wins, one draw, and two defeats in their opening six matches.

Tuchel is the second Premier League manager to be fired this season after Bournemouth sacked Scott Parker last week.

The new ownership has had concerns for some time and has been looking at other options.

Chelsea are expected to approach Brighton later on Wednesday for permission to speak to Graham Potter and are also keen to speak to Mauricio Pochettino, and Zinedine Zidane, who are both out of work.

The Star