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Chelsea sack Thomas Tuchel as manager after poor start to season

Chelsea's new owners have sacked head coach Thomas Tuchel just three months after completing their takeover of the club.

Tuchel's 100th and final game in charge of Chelsea was Tuesday's 1-0 Champions League defeat at Dinamo Zagreb. Sources have told ESPN that Tuchel, 49, was informed of the decision on Wednesday morning.

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Brighton's Graham Potter, former Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino and ex-Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane are top of Chelsea's shortlist to replace Tuchel, sources have told ESPN.