It's official now. Thomas
Tuchel (47 years old) takes over from Frank
Lampard (42), dismissed this Monday for the poor performance of the team in the Premier
League, on the bench Chelsea. The German coach has signed a contract for the next 18 months, until June 2022, with an option to extend that commitment. “I would like to thank Chelsea for their trust in me and my 'staff'. I can't wait to meet my new players and compete in the most exciting league there is, ”were his first words as a 'blue' coach.
Less than a month has been slow to return to the bench Tuchel, after the Paris Saint-Germain
ended at the end of last December his stage in the capital team, which last season led to his first final of Champions
League of its history.
Reunion with Pulisic and Thiago Silva
At Stamford Bridge, Tuchel he will meet again with the American Christian
Pulisic, which he directed during his time as coach of the Borussia
Dortmund (2015-17), and with Thiago
Silva, with whom he has shared a dressing room for the last three years in Paris.
He will debut this Wednesday against the Wolves
Tuchel will lead his first training as coach of the Chelsea this afternoon and will sit for the first time as a local coach at Stamford Bridge tomorrow, in the match that the 'blues' will play against the Wolverhampton of Nuno
Spirit
Holy.
“It is never easy to change managers in the middle of a season, but we are happy to be able to add one of the best in the world. There is still much to play and much to achieve, in this campaign and in the following ones, “he said Marine
Granovskaia, club director.
We are happy to be able to incorporate one of the best coaches in the world