Chelsea Football Club is set to unveil Graham Potter as its next coach.
Reports coming in from London has it that Potter has verbally agreed terms of his contract to become Chelsea’s new manager.
Chelsea singled out Potter for the job after sacking Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday, September 8.
With permission granted by Brighton to speak to him, Chelsea moved swiftly and are believed to have reach a serious milestone with the coach.
Chelsea will however pay a substantial compensation understood to be about £16m to Brighton.
Potter is now going over a few final details of the contract this morning and is expected to be in the Chelsea dugout, along with his Brighton staff, for the Blues’ match against Fulham on Saturday, September 10.
Potter is due to speak to the media on Thursday, September 8, ahead of his current side’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth and is expected to address his exit from the club.
Former Liverpool sporting director, Michael Edwards and ex-Tottenham and Southampton recruitment guru Paul Mitchell are among those being considered by Chelsea.
Potter, 47, is understood to have a release clause of at least £12m in his contract, meaning Brighton are powerless to stop their manager from leaving.
Recruitment analyst Kyle Macaulay and first-team coach Billy Reid are among the Brighton staff set to follow Potter to southwest London.
Tuchel was sacked on Wednesday, September 7, hours after his side’s 1-0 defeat at Dinamo Zagreb, Chelsea’s third loss in seven games.
A Chelsea spokesman said: ‘As the new ownership group continues its hard work to take the club forward, the new owners believe it is the right time to make this transition.’
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