Todd Boehly's patience eventually wore thin with Graham Potter, who was sacked as Chelsea boss on Sunday night.
The Blues lost once again on Saturday as Aston Villa left Stamford Bridge with all three points as fan anger continued to mount with the west Londoners now in the bottom half of the table. Potter was only appointed in September, but struggled to produce the desired results.
That was among the key reasons for his departure with owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital growing frustrated by matters on the pitch. The Athletic reports that they were also not seeing the progress they felt the squad were capable of following huge investment.
