‘I felt at home’: Thomas Tuchel ‘devastated’ by Chelsea sacking

Thomas Tuchel said he had hoped to stay at Chelsea for many years. Photograph: Denis Lovrović/AFP/Getty Images

Thomas Tuchel, the manager sacked by Chelsea this past week and replaced by Graham Potter, said he is “devastated that my time at Chelsea has come to an end”.

Writing on his social media accounts, the German, 49, said: “This is one of the most difficult statements I have ever had to write - and it is one which I hoped I would not need to do for many years.”