• Terms must be finalised but Chelsea confident of appointment
  • Brighton would receive compensation of about £16m

Graham Potter has verbally agreed to take the Chelsea manager’s job after holding talks. Terms are not finalised for the 47-year-old to join from Brighton but Chelsea are confident of appointing him.

Chelsea made Potter their No 1 target after sacking Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday and swiftly received permission from Brighton to speak to him. A substantial compensation payment – understood to be about £16m – will need to be paid.

More details to follow …

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Revealed: ships may dump oil up to 3,000 times a year in Europe’s waters

Collaborative investigation shows ships regularly discharge ‘bilge’ water illegally instead of treating…

Michael Caine on Brexit, Boris Johnson and big breaks: ‘I’ve done 150 movies. I think that’s enough’

He blew the doors off in the 60s as part of an…

Sebastian Coe shrugs off concerns that Nike track spikes give unfair advantage

Contentious shoes worn by numerous recent record-breakers World Athletics chief does not…

Why the delay? The nations waiting to see how Covid vaccinations unfold

Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Japan are among those that won’t start…