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Graham Potter 'agrees to take Chelsea job'

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Brighton & Hove Albion boss Graham Potter reportedly agrees to take over as Chelsea manager, with an appointment expected today following Thomas Tuchel's shock sacking.
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Brighton & Hove Albion boss Graham Potter has reportedly agreed to take over as the new Chelsea manager.

The Englishman quickly emerged as the front-runner for the vacant Stamford Bridge post after Chelsea surprisingly sacked Champions League-winning coach Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday morning.

The Blues are understood to have also sounded out Mauricio Pochettino, but Potter was their first choice and talkSPORT reports that talks between the two parties have gone well.

Brighton gave Chelsea permission to speak to their manager yesterday, and the London outfit are now hopeful of completing the appointment today.

Potter is understood to have indicated that he is happy to take over at Chelsea following face-to-face talks with Todd Boehly, who sacked Tuchel exactly 100 days after gaining control of the club.

The 47-year-old former Swansea City boss Potter is now expected to be appointed in time to take charge of Saturday's West London derby against Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Reports have suggested that Chelsea will have to pay up to £20m in compensation to prise Potter away from the Amex Stadium, in addition to the £15m that it is rumoured to have cost them to sack Tuchel.

The Blues are coming off the back of the highest-spending transfer window in English football history, having splashed more than £250m on new arrivals this summer.

Potter will take over a team that has lost three of their last five games across all competitions, including a shock 1-0 Champions League defeat to Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday which proved to be Tuchel's 100th and final match at the helm.

Chelsea currently sit 10th in the Premier League table, five points behind early leaders Arsenal after six games. body check tags ::

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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133
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