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Chelsea sack Graham Potter as head coach after less than seven months

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Chelsea have sacked Graham Potter and fans are working themselves up into a frenzy trying to work out who his successor will be.

The club began an “exhaustive search” for a new manager after Potter was let go less than seven months into the job on Sunday night (April 2).

The news came after Potter’s side lost 2-0 at home to Aston Villa, leaving them in the bottom half of the table.

He’s the second manager to be sacked under the ownership of co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali after Thomas Tuchel, and now they will begin looking for a successor.

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As things stand, the bookies’ favourite to take over is Julian Nagelsmann.

Is Nagelsmann heading to London?Getty Images

Nagelsmann most recently took charge of Bayern Munich, and led them to the Bundesliga title after joining in 2021. He was recently sacked and replaced with former Chelsea boss Tuchel.

At the age of 35, he’s one of the most highly-regarded young managerial talents in football and both Chelsea and Tottenham are rumoured to be interested in bringing him to London.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is said to be “open” to the role, and Brighton’s Roberto de Zerbi and Luis Enrique are among the other contenders.

However, it’s Nagelsman which is the most prominent name being linked with the blues – and fans are reacting in their thousands to the rumours.

Not everyone is feeling confident about the proposed move, but it’s certainly the biggest talking point right now among fans.

\u201c@Blue_Footy The mystery candidate!\u201d
— Vince\u2122 (@Vince\u2122) 1680514034

\u201c@Blue_Footy What's this list? Aside from Nagelsmann none of them is Chelsea class\u201d
— Vince\u2122 (@Vince\u2122) 1680514034

\u201cJulian Nagelsmann when he herd Chelsea want him.\u201d
— BLUE\ud83e\udd76 (@BLUE\ud83e\udd76) 1680463868

\u201cThis is going to be a Klopp-Liverpool esque move but Nagelsmann will do better long term wise because he\u2018s more talented than Klopp\u201d
— Deniz (@Deniz) 1680468647

\u201cY'all just saw Nagelsmann neutralize Mbappe with galaxy brain tactics and you want that loser Poch with his boring 4-2-3-1 that couldn't even play good footy with Mbappe and Neymar\u201d
— \ud83c\udf83\ud83c\udf83 (@\ud83c\udf83\ud83c\udf83) 1680520572

\u201cJulian Nagelsmann might need to find a new tailor in West London\u2026\u201d
— Futbol Chelsea (@Futbol Chelsea) 1680465741

\u201cA proper Chelsea fan with Football knowledge will prefer Hansi Flick over Julian Nagelsmann and Luis Enrique.\u201d
— \ud835\udc15\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc11 \u2618\ufe0f (@\ud835\udc15\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc11 \u2618\ufe0f) 1680518180

\u201cForget Julian Nagelsmann, Luis Enrique is the perfect man to replace Graham Potter... Who say no ?\u201d
— CFC Duke (@CFC Duke) 1680390256

\u201cPotter sacked, Nagelsmann recently becomes available. \n\nReload it. \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea\u201d
— Futbol Chelsea (@Futbol Chelsea) 1680462720

\u201cChelsea fans, don't get Nagelsmann's demissal wrong. he was a victim of a shit board who backstabbed him and used him as scapegoat, also it had internal influence.\n\nYou're getting a world-class coach, tactical genius and the best man you could've ask for the job. enjoy him. #CFC\u201d
— davi (@davi) 1680465534

\u201cNagelsmann vs Enrique TL battle for the next week\u201d
— . (@.) 1680524450

\u201cI think Nagelsmann has the personality & backbone to manage Chelsea, something Potter didn\u2019t have and something I myself incorrectly undervalued when I was initially supporting him.\n\nBut I\u2019m not gonna campaign for any manager, just gonna sit here hoping Chelsea get this right\u2026\u201d
— Alex Goldberg (@Alex Goldberg) 1680521663

\u201cSpurs fans who\u2019d convinced themselves they were getting Nagelsmann, only to end up with Graham Potter instead\u201d
— Paddy Power (@Paddy Power) 1680511328

\u201cnagelsmann to chelsea potter to spurs\u201d
— z (@z) 1680462607

Nagelsmann began his managerial career at 1899 Hoffenheim in 2016, when he was just 28. He became the youngest coach in Bundesliga history. He then moved to RB Leipzig in 2019, before getting the Bayern Munich job in 2021.

Meanwhile, Potter leaves the role as Chelsea manager after being recruited at the cost of £21m from Brighton earlier this season.

Chelsea face Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League this month. Potter’s assistant, Bruno Saltor, will now take interim charge of games until a new appointment is announced.

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