Next Chelsea manager odds: Graham Potter hot favourite after Blues sack Tuchel

Brighton's Graham Potter was trading at 1-4 to be the next permanent Chelsea manager on Wednesday evening after the Blues sacked Thomas Tuchel earlier in the day.

Potter, whose Seagulls have taken 13 points from their first six matches, was immediately installed as favourite to be Chelsea's next boss.

Early quotes of 11-4 about Potter swiftly disappeared and he was odds-on for the job even before reports on Wednesday afternoon that Brighton had given Chelsea permission to speak to their manager.

Mauricio Pochettino, available after leaving PSG at the end of last season, is second-favourite at 6-1 with Zinedine Zidane and Leicester's Brendan Rodgers next in the betting.

Potter, still 7-2 favourite to be the next England manager, is clearly the prime target for Chelsea, who finished third in the Premier League last season, also reaching the Champions League quarter-finals and the finals of both domestic cup competitions.

This term, however, the Blues have lost two of their first six league games, going down 3-0 at Leeds and 2-1 at Southampton, and they suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at 6-1 shots Dinamo Zagreb in their first Champions League group fixture on Tuesday.

That proved to be Tuchel's final game in charge as a club statement on Wednesday said "the new owners believe it is the right time to make this transition".

The German coach arrived at Chelsea in January 2021 after the sacking of Frank Lampard and just over four months later he led them to a Champions League final victory over Manchester City in Porto.

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