The dismissal of Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea is due in particular to differences of opinion between the German coach and his management regarding the transfer window.
The timing may surprise. After offering Thomas Tuchel a transfer window of more than 280 million euros (no club has spent more this summer in Europe), Chelsea separated from their coach on September 7, after a defeat in Zagreb (1-0).
In reality, the dismissal of the German coach is very far from being solely linked to his results, and The Athletic thus assures that the new owners of the Blues, who arrived 100 days ago, had made the decision to replace Tuchel with another coach. even before the defeat in Croatia on Tuesday evening. This setback only accelerated the process.
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This Wednesday, the English press listed the reasons that led to Tuchel’s departure. And beyond a management that ended up tensing up certain elements of the locker room, it was the disagreements between the former PSG coach and his leaders who widened the divide.
Ronaldo, a “no” that does not pass
The new owners of Chelsea blamed Tuchel in particular for his lack of involvement in the transfer window, a shame when you see how hyperactive the Blues ended up being, even if some reinforcements were slow to arrive, like the arrival of Wesley Fofana at the very end of August.
From the start of the transfer window, a first moment of tension had pitted Tuchel against the new owner of the Blues, Todd Boehly. The American wanted to try the Cristiano Ronaldo bet, and Tuchel opposed the Portuguese’s arrival. As much as the “no” of the German technician, it is the fact that the former coach does not want Dortmund does not even want to take the time to explain to his boss the reasons for his refusal which began to annoy Boehly , says the Telegraph. From there, Tuchel was already weakened.
