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Lewis Pangratiou

Chelsea paid record £22million fee to Brighton to help secure Graham Potter as new Blues boss

Chelsea have paid Brighton & Hove Albion £22 million in compensation for taking Graham Potter, a world record sum for a manager.

Todd Boehly made the decision to sack Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday, and the American wasted no time contacting his ideal replacement as the Blues announced the appointment of Potter in a statement the very next day: "Chelsea Football Club is delighted to welcome Graham Potter as our new Head Coach, joining us on a five-year contract to bring his progressive football and innovative coaching to the Club.

In that figure, both clubs have come to an agreement over his staff members that have been by his side at Östersunds FK, Swansea, and then Brighton in his assistant Billy Reid, first-team coaches Bjorn Hamberg and Bruno, goalkeeping coach Ben Roberts and assistant head of recruitment Kyle Macaulay.

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