Six months after being fired by Chelsea, Thomas Tuchel may soon return to manager at a previous club. Graham Potter was hired from Brighton a few days after Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital fired him, but the 47-year-old is now under a lot of pressure following the Blues' loss to Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.
Chelsea's results under Potter have been dismal, with nine victories, seven draws, and eight defeats from his 24 games in charge in four different tournaments. The main problem has been recent form; only two of those seven victories have come since the season resumed following the World Cup.
two 1-0 losses to Borussia Dortmund in the previous week, together with a managerless teamSouthampton has seen calls for Potter to be sacked increase, with a number of managers tipped to replace him.
Mauricio Pochettino remains the current favourite with the bookies to replace Potter, while possible returns to Stamford Bridge for Tuchel, Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte are all included in the latest odds. Mourinho is currently in charge at AS Roma and while Conte is seemingly unsettled at Tottenham following a difficult year personally, a management return to Italy is more likely.
Those two names being removed leaves just Tuchel on the list of former Blues managers to take over but he could also be crossed off the list. According to Evening Standard, Paris Saint-Germain are ready to re-appoint Thomas Tuchel and would be willing to admit their mistake in sacking him in the first place.
The French giants are said to have grown frustrated by recent results under Christoph Galtier with PSG out of the Coupe de France and currently 1-0 down from the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie with Bayern Munich.
Tuchel fell out significantly with PSG sporting director Leonardo Araujo and was subsequently sacked on Christmas Day 2020. The German head coach was then appointed manager at Stamford Bridge just a month later following the dismissal of Chelsea legend Frank Lampard.
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