Brighton Grants Permission to Chelsea to Speak to Graham Potter As the Replacement for Thomas Tuchel

• Chelsea announced the sack of Thomas Tuchel as manager on Wednesday morning, days after smashing the Premier League transfer record with a staggering £273 million to revamp the squad
• Chelsea's disappointing 1-0 Champions League loss to Dinamo Zagreb proved the catalyst for Tuchel's sacking
• The club are seriously hunting for the successor of the German tactician with Graham Potter the favourite to land the hot seat at Stamford Bridge

Premier League club Brighton and Hove Albion have given permission to Chelsea to speak to Graham Potter as the Blues seek a successor for the sacked Thomas Tuchel.

Chelsea showed Thomas Tuchel the exit door on the back of a shock 1-0 loss against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League and are working around the clock to find his successor.

The London-based outfit were mooted to be interested in ex-Spurs gaffer Mauricio Pochettino, multiple Champions League winning coach Zinedine Zidane and Brighton boss Graham Potter.

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But it appears Chelsea will prefer to secure the services of Potter, who has punched above his weight as manager of Brighton considering his limited resources.

According to Sky Sports, Chelsea has been given permission by Brighton to speak to Graham Potter, who is expected to meet Todd Boehly this afternoon.

Transfer market specialist Fabrizio Romano further adds contacts are ongoing between Chelsea and Brighton for Graham Potter, as he is the priority option for Todd Boehly.

Top five managers to replace Thomas Tuchekl as Chelsea boss

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Thomas Tuchel's dismissal as Chelsea's head coach on Wednesday morning sent shock waves across the football world.

The writing might have been on the wall following a poor start to the season, but it was widely believed that the new ownership under Todd Boehly will be more tolerant compared to his predecessor Roman Abramovich.

Boehly had just forked out an excess of 230 million euros on Tuchel's targets. But with his sacking, a new manager will have to take charge of the players. Sports Brief takes a look at the top 5 available managers to Chelsea.