Graham Potter appears to be closing in on the managerial vacancy at Chelsea with his latest Brighton and Hove Albion press conference having been cancelled.
The Blues confirmed that they had sacked former boss Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday following their 1-0 Champions League reverse at the hands of Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb. Potter immediately became one of the favourites for the role having caught the eye with his excellent work down on the South Coast.
Chelsea owner Todd Boehly was granted permission by Brighton to open talks with the former Swansea City and Ostersunds schemer on Wednesday after he expressed his intent to pay the release clause written into his current contract. Consequently, Potter travelled down to the capital for face-to-face discussions with the Chelsea hierarchy before returning to Brighton and was spotting arriving at the Seagulls’ training ground on Thursday morning - potentially to say his farewells.
