{"id":617737,"date":"2022-09-10T03:08:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T07:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617737"},"modified":"2022-09-10T03:08:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T07:08:42","slug":"chelsea-graham-potter-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/10\/chelsea-graham-potter-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Paying Astronomical Wages to Graham Potter After Appointment &#8211; Making Him One of Premier League\u2019s Highest-Paid Managers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/08\/chelsea-new-head-coach-graham-potter\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> are going to pay Graham Potter massive yearly wages of \u00a312 million, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2022\/09\/08\/graham-potter-announced-new-chelsea-coach-five-year-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Telegraph&#8217;s Matt Law<\/a>. That would make him one of the highest-paid managers in the Premier League and be a bumper raise from what he received at Brighton &amp; Hove Albion.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Reward Graham Potter With \u00a312 Million-A-Year Wages<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a360m Pot(ter) of gold &#8211; Chelsea hand new head coach huge contract and want him to help pick new sporting director before the World Cup <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#cfc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3D3FY1SWaX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/3D3FY1SWaX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Matt_Law_DT\/status\/1567991187063062528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Graham Potter Could Pocket \u00a360 Million Pay in Chelsea Reign<\/h3>\n<p>The Blues have shown a lot of faith in the ex-Swansea City manager by bringing him as Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s replacement, a day after t<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/07\/chelsea-thomas-tuchel-sacked\/\" target=\"_self\">hey sacked the German gaffer<\/a>. Potter has signed a five-year contract with Chelsea, meaning he is in line for a \u00a360 million pay-out if able to see out the entirety of his contract with the London side.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/07\/chelsea-mason-mount-new-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Set to Offer New Contract to Mason Mount<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Todd Boehly is a big fan of the manager and how he is a &#8216;risk-taker&#8217;, having started his managerial career in Sweden before transitioning to jobs at Swansea and Brighton.<\/p>\n<p>Law also adds that the Chelsea owners were attracted to the fact that Potter has a masters degree in &#8217;emotional intelligence&#8217; and embraces the modern style of football. The London side have also paid a \u00a315 million compensation to the Seagulls for taking away their manager at the start of the new season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Graham Potter \u2013 A Brave New Era.<\/p>\n<p>In this thread, I am going to look at why Potter to Chelsea makes a lot of sense and why he is the man we need. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ox0X9ZBQu6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Ox0X9ZBQu6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ExpectedChelsea (@ExpectedChelsea) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExpectedChelsea\/status\/1568275626947235841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Graham Potter Becomes Fourth-Highest Paid Premier League Manager After Chelsea Appointment<\/h3>\n<p>With the English manager getting a massive \u00a312 million-a-year salary at Stamford Bridge, he automatically becomes one of the highest-paid managers in the league. He actually has the fourth-highest wage for any gaffer in the top-flight, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.givemesport.com\/88057804-potter-klopp-guardiola-ten-hag-how-much-are-premier-league-managers-paid\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly more than the likes<\/a> of\u00a0 Mikel Arteta (\u00a38.3 million) and Erik ten Hag (\u00a39 million).<\/p>\n<p>Only three managers are paid a higher salary than Potter right now. Those are Pep Guardiola, who is the highest-paid Premier League gaffer with a whopping rumoured \u00a319 million-a-year salary. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp receives around \u00a316 million a year, while Tottenham Hotspur pay Antonio Conte around \u00a315 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/05\/chelsea-edson-alvarez-ajax-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Set to Make January Move for Edson Alvarez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is a lot of pressure on Potter&#8217;s shoulders after being given such a huge responsibility to manage one of Europe&#8217;s top clubs, soon after they broke the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/04\/chelsea-transfer-window-graded-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">most transfer fees spent in a single window<\/a>. He&#8217;ll hope to start his reign strongly by winning his first game in charge against Fulham and helping his side bounce back strongly from the loss to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are going to pay Graham Potter massive yearly wages of \u00a312 million, reports The Telegraph&#8217;s Matt Law. That would make him one of the highest-paid managers in the Premier League and be a bumper raise from what he received at Brighton &amp; Hove Albion. 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