REVEALED: Chelsea will pay Brighton this astronomical figure to sign Graham Potter

Chelsea will have to dig into their reserves to pay Graham Potter’s Brighton release clause.

Sep 8, 2022 - 19:37
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REVEALED: Chelsea will pay Brighton this astronomical figure to sign Graham Potter

Chelsea have moved swiftly to find a new manager after sacking Thomas Tuchel this week.

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The Blues will officially confirm Brighton & Hove Albion’s Graham Potter as their new boss in the coming days. This move, however, comes at a significant cost to the London club.

Thomas Tuchel
A bemused Thomas Tuchel watches on as his side loses to Dinamo Zagreb. (Photo by DENIS LOVROVIC / AFP)

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It’s understood that Chelsea will have to pay Brighton £21.5m (R432.5m) to release Potter and his four backroom staff from their respective contracts.

Graham Potter to Chelsea – explained on @footballdaily / Twitter.

The “hire and fire” strategy has served Chelsea well since the turn of the millennium. It’s a bold, high-cost method but it has guaranteed oodles of silverware.

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