Thomas Tuchel, during Lille-PSG on December 20, 2020. -
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Thomas Tuchel will not be unemployed for long.
According to various English and French sources, the former Parisian manager, dismissed from his duties by Leonardo on the eve of the Christmas holidays, will soon bounce back on the side of Chelsea.
Franck Lampard has indeed just been dismissed from the post of coach a little more than 18 months after his arrival.
200 million invested during the transfer window
The former club legend had rather succeeded in his debut, he qualified for the knockout stages of C1, but he pays an average season in the Premier League, where Chelsea occupy a sad 9th place which does not really match the sums spent on the transfer market last summer: more than 200 million euros to attract Harvetz, Wernez, or Zyech.
"It's a very difficult decision for the club, not just because I have an excellent relationship with Franck and the greatest respect for him," Roman Ambramovich said in a statement.
He is a man of great integrity and an impeccable work ethic, but we think it is better to change managers given the circumstances ”.
With his Parisian record (two championships and a C1 final), Tuchel should be appointed in the coming hours.
He will be reunited with his former captain Thiago Silva, whom he tried in vain to keep after the Final Four last summer.
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