THE shocking stats behind Graham Potter’s Chelsea exit have shown just how costly his time in charge was.
Potter was appointed by Todd Boehly in September on a five-year contract but was sacked on Sunday after seeing Chelsea slip to 11th in the Premier League with a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa.
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Graham Potter’s record at Chelsea was far from ideal reading
And the staggering financial cost of Potter’s ill-fated rein has now been laid bare.
Potter took charge of 31 matches in all competitions.
Across these games, the 47-year-old had a record of 12 wins, eight draws and 11 defeats.
This came with 33 goals scored and 31 goals against.
Chelsea paid a record fee for a manager when they prised Potter away from Brighton for £21.5million.
This is ironically the same number of league goals the team scored under his tenure: 21.
Potter’s £190,000 per week wages also saw him rack up £6.5m.
The termination of his contract has seen him rake in another £13m, roughly a quarter of his £50m contract.
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Crunching the numbers down, we can see Potter’s tenure at Stamford Bridge saw Chelsea pay £3.4m per win and £1.2m per goal in all competitions.
What’s more, Potter is statistically the joint-worst manager in Chelsea’s Premier League history.
Chelsea had little time to adjust to life in the post-Potter era before drawing 0-0 with Liverpool in a game which echoed much of the frustrations with Potter’s time in charge with lacklustre finishing.
Bruno Salter took charge of his first-ever game against the Reds, but the search for a permanent coach is well underway.
Luis Enrique has reportedly flown to London for talks to take over at Chelsea, though the Blues reportedly have a seven-man shortlist of candidates.
Among these is ex-boss Frank Lampard, who SunSport revealed Chelsea are considering handing the reins to until the end of the season.