Chelsea have confirmed the appointment of Graham Potter as new manager following the sacking of Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday morning on a 5 year contract .

The 47 year old joins the the blues from Brighton and Hove Albion. Potter becomes the first managerial appointment of the Boehly era following his summer takeover. The American is still acting as sporting director having moved on director Marina Granovskaia, chairman Bruce Buck and technical and performance advisor Petr Cech in a complete overhaul of Roman Abramovich’s trusted staff