Izuchukwu Okosi
Chelsea on Wednesday morning sacked manager Thomas Tuchel following Tuesday’s night’s Champions League embarrassing 1-0 defeat at Dinamo Zagreb.
The shock sack comes after a dissapointing start to the season which has seen the Blues lose three of their opening seven games in all competitions.
Join our WhatsApp Channel“On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the club,” Chelsea said in a statement.
“Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea’s history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and Club World Cup in his time here.
“As the new ownership group reaches 100 days since taking over the club, and as it continues its hard work to take the club forward, the new owners believe it is the right time to make this transition.”
The ownership group will now “move swiftly” to appoint a new head coach, the statement adds.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
