Chelsea have parted ways with Thomas Tuchel after their UCL defeat against Dinamo Zagreb and start to the new Premier League season
The West London side started slowly to the EPL and saw their Champions League campaign get off to a bad start in Croatia on Tuesday night against Croatian league champion Dinamo Zagreb.
New owner Todd Boehly and the Chelsea board have acted fast by sacking Tuchel from his position after spending a high summer at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea football club released a statement saying :
“Chelsea Football Club has today parted company with Head Coach Thomas Tuchel.
“On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the Club. Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea’s history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and Club World Cup in his time here.”
“As the new ownership group reaches 100 days since taking over the Club, and as it continues its hard work to take the club forward, the new owners believe it is the right time to make this transition.
“Chelsea’s coaching staff will take charge of the team for training and the preparation of our upcoming matches as the Club moves swiftly to appoint a new head coach. There will be no further comment until a new head coach appointment is made.”
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Thomas Tuchel was appointed by Chelsea Fc in January 2021 and had an immediate impact, winning the Champions League in his first
season at the club,
In 2021-22, Chelsea reached both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup
final as they secured a third place finish in the Premier League.
Chelsea are one of the biggest spenders in the summer transfer
window, the club signed Wesley Fofana, Aubameyang and Raheem
Sterling.
