Chelsea’s patience with Graham Potter has not yet run out, with chairman Todd Boehly eager to give the embattled head coach more time to turn things around.
But if results do not improve soon and a decision is made to cut ties with the 47-year-old it will cost Chelsea an estimated £50m - a record payout for a managerial dismissal.
That is on top of the £22m in compensation they paid Brighton to release him and a five-man backroom team from their contracts in September. That was also a world record fee. Potter, whose team has won two of their past 15 games in all competitions, signed an unprecedented five-year deal at Stamford Bridge worth about £60m.
