Graham Potter has explained his decision to leave Brighton for Chelsea in an open letter and has made a demand to Todd Boehly in the process.
It was an unexpected week in the Premier League, not only because of Queen Elizabeth II's death which meant that fixtures this weekend were postponed but because the Blues grabbed the headlines after new owner Boehly made the decision to wield the axe on Thomas Tuchel. football.london understands that the result following Dinamo Zagreb and the underwhelming start to the season wasn't the only reason why Tuchel was sent packing but also the breakdown in communications which started as early as the US pre-season tour.
The search for a new manager surprisingly only took a couple of days, and once Chelsea made their intentions clear to the Seagulls that they were willing to pay the £20million plus release clause for Potter and his coaching contingent, it was all green lights from there. Potter has already taken charge of a couple of training sessions at Cobham and was given extra time following the Fulham cancellation this weekend. His first games in charge are expected to be RB Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, followed up by the big game against Liverpool, which is in doubt unless the game is agreed to be changed to Anfield.
