Tuchel's renewal goes through the Champions League

“At first it was a concern. I was like, 'Oh, why only 18 months? But after a minute, I thought,' What does that change, what changes that they offer me four and a half years? They could fire me all shapes”Thomas Tuchel reasoned hours before his first victory at Chelsea against Burnley (2-0). The German coach, as he himself admits, has signed a contract for a year and a half, despite initial reluctance. And it is that, although it does not seem a show of extreme confidence to limit the time in that way, the clause that reveals the 'Daily Mail' shows some incentives that hide a relatively reasonable contract renewal.

If Tuchel qualifies Chelsea for the Champions League during the two seasons that his contract is valid, it will be automatically renewed. It does not seem an excessive request considering the economic muscle that Krumbach will have. Last year Lampard managed to classify the blues for the Champions League and after being the biggest agitators of the summer, spending 250 million euros through, no less is expected than to repeat position at the end of the year. The irregular march of the club under the command of the English coach made the noble part of the entity bet on a change of course. Now, Tuchel is captain of the ship and, according to the aforementioned medium, he was always the first option, although Ralf Rangnick and Julian Nagelsmann were also considered as alternative options.

In addition, the former PSG is clear that a contract does not mean anything, as he has been able to verify in his stage in the French capital, where they have made him get off the ship six months before his relationship expired. “If they are not happy with me, they will fire me anyway. And if they give me four and a half years of contract, they will have a clause with which they can fire me through a specific payment, “added a Tuchel who knows perfectly how the planet of football works.

125 million in layoffs

As for Chelsea, this type of contract ensures, at least, to avoid another titanic payment to a coach in the event of premature dismissal. In Lampard's case, there was a contract break clause after the second year, despite having signed three, so they will only have him on the payroll until the end of this season. Nevertheless, Abramovich is an expert in millionaire compensation and since his arrival at Stamford Bridge he has had to pay almost 125 million euros in payments to his different coaches for premature contract breaks (Mourinho, Sarri, Conte …). In this way, a similar case with Tuchel is avoided. While Tuchel ensures a reasonable renovation. However, he will have to row, since he has Leicester, fourth, six points behind …