Rio Ferdinand has opened up on talks that he had with Thomas Tuchel soon after he was sacked.
The German was dismissed by new owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital five months after the group took over at Stamford Bridge. Tuchel had a tough start to the season and the Blues were massively underperforming in the league and had just lost their opening Champions League group stage game to Dinamo Zagreb.
The decision still came as a shock to everyone, and Tuchel has been on record in the past month to discuss his time at the west London club. "I loved every day at Chelsea. It came to an end too early for me. But it was out of my hands," he said.