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Graham Potter spoke of his incredible pride after being confirmed as Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea successor.
Potter was handed a five-year deal, underlining that Chelsea’s new owners are planning for the long term with the 47-year-old.
They labelled Potter an ‘innovator’ and he is due to take charge for the first time at Fulham tomorrow — should Premier League games go ahead following the death of the Queen.
Graham Potter has been handed a five-year deal as the new Chelsea manager
Potter was appointed following Thomas Tuchel's shock sacking earlier this week
Chelsea moved swiftly to land Potter from Brighton after calling time on Tuchel’s reign on Wednesday morning.
He quickly emerged as the club’s clear first choice, with former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino and Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim among the other managers considered.
The speed at which the process moved convinced some at Brighton that Potter had been in Chelsea’s sights for some time.
Potter impressed in talks with co-owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali on Wednesday, having been given permission to talk to Chelsea earlier in the day after they agreed to pay his £15million release clause. Negotiations were finalised yesterday to make Potter the first managerial
