Graham Potter fired by Chelsea after only seven months at the helm

Graham Potter: Graham Potter, Chelsea's coach, was fired on Sunday after only seven months in charge. Despite spending over £500 million ($616 million) on new acquisitions this season, the Blues fell to 11th in the Premier League table after a 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday. Former Brighton defender Bruno Saltor has been appointed as interim manager. Chelsea has only won three of their past 11 games, but they have advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals, where they will face defending champions Real Madrid.

Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali's statements

That match could have been the tipping point for the club's new American owners to pull the trigger immediately, with the first leg in Madrid just 10 days away. "We hold Graham in the highest regard as a coach and as a person. He has always acted professionally and with honesty, and we are all dissatisfied with the conclusion "Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, co-owners, issued a statement. "We have 10 Premier League games left and a Champions League quarter-final to look forward to. We will give everything we have into each of those games in order to finish the season on a good note."

Chelsea paid Brighton £21.5 million in compensation

Chelsea's only way back into the Champions League next season appears to be an implausible run to the club's third European Cup, as they sit 12 points adrift of the Premier League top four. Potter is the second manager fired in their first season by the consortium formed by LA Dodgers co-owner Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital. Thomas Tuchel, who was appointed Bayern Munich manager this week, was fired in September after leading Chelsea to Champions League triumph just over a year before. Chelsea paid Brighton £21.5 million in compensation to hire Potter.

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Enzo Fernandez was signed for a new English transfer record of £106 million

Yet, that sum pales in comparison to the riches the club has spent on players over the last year with little result. In January, Argentine World Cup winner Enzo Fernandez was signed for a new English transfer record of £106 million, while Mykhailo Mudryk, Wesley Fofana, Marc Cucurella, and Raheem Sterling also received large sums. Potter, on the other hand, has failed to find a successful combination, switching between formations and personnel without success. The 47-year-old has won just 12 of his 31 matches in command and was booed by the Chelsea fans during the weekend defeat to Villa.

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