Graham Potter was fired by Chelsea on Sunday, costing the club an estimated £13 million in severance pay
However, they have previously spent a lot of money on other high-profile dismissals.
How much payout did Graham Potter take as severance pay from Chelsea and what was his salary at the club
Graham Potter, who signed a lucrative five-year contract with the Blues back in September, was let go after just seven months, and he will now receive £13 million from Chelsea. And with that, Chelsea has already spent almost £95 million on settling scores of previous managers throughout the years.
Potter was attracted to Stamford Bridge from Brighton after the club spent almost £13 million to part ways with Thomas Tuchel, who had been acquired earlier in the season in a deal involving Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. Nevertheless, Potter’s tenure eventually fell short of expectations, and he was fired on Sunday with the Blues mired in the Premier League’s basement.
How much will Potter likely receive as compensation?
Potter won’t receive the whole amount of the five-year contract he signed last year, but Boehly and company will still pay him a compensation of about £13 million, according to The Guardian. Potter had won just 12 of his 31 games as the club’s manager.
And even though they were able to escape that conclusion by coming to a deal with the troubled former Brighton manager, their most recent payout highlights the fact that the Blues have once again been burnt after spending a lot of money to oust prior managers.
Prior to Potter’s firing, Tuchel pocketed a similar amount after Boehly mercilessly fired him earlier in the season. The club also paid off Antonio Conte to the tune of almost £26.6 million, and Jose Mourinho received a sizable payout of £18 million. Chelsea also paid £13.6 million and £12 million to part ways with Luiz Felipe Scolari and Andre Villas-Boas, totalling around £95 million in compensation over the course of five managers.
Potter earned a whopping £993,117 per month (£229,180 a week) with the Blues, while Tuchel collects £878,965 every month (£202,815 a week) at the Allianz Arena.
Chelsea is looking for a new manager.
After confirming that Bruno Saltor will serve as the team’s interim head coach for the final 10 games of the season, the Blues, who paid out £22 million in compensation to release Potter and five members of his backroom staff from their contracts at Brighton back in September, will look for a permanent replacement for Potter after the current season.
Numerous well-known individuals have already been connected to the Stamford Bridge opening, including Mauricio Pochettino and former Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann.
Nevertheless, according to The Sun, the Stamford Bridge administration has chosen former Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique as their top choice for the position and will hold negotiations with the 52-year-old, who resigned from his position after Spain’s World Cup exit.
Complete list of the ten most costly manager pay-offs
- Antonio Conte (Chelsea) – $26.6 million
- Jose Mourinho (Manchester United) – $19.6 million
- Jose Mourinho (Chelsea) – $18 million
- Laurent Blanc (PSG) – £17 million
- Jose Mourinho (Tottenham) – £16 million
- Luiz Felipe Scolari (Chelsea) – £13.6 million
- Fabio Capello (Russia) – £13.4 million
- Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter (Chelsea) – £13 million
- Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham) – £12.5 million
- Andre Villas-Boas (Chelsea) – £12 million