Graham Potter is back in management after accepting the West Ham job following his Chelsea departure in April 2023.

West Ham United have appointed Graham Potter as their new head coach. The Athletic reported on Wednesday that the club had agreed a deal with the 49-year-old following the departure of Julen Lopetegui.

New West Ham boss Graham Potter insists he is a “better” and a “wiser” coach after a 20-month break since being sacked by Chelsea. Potter was confirmed as Julen Lopetegui’s successor at West Ham on Thursday, sealing his return to management since leaving the Blues in April 2023.

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The former Brighton and Chelsea boss was named as Julen Lopetegui's successor this morning, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club

West Ham has hired Graham Potter as the coach a day after Julen Lopetegui was fired. Potter has been out of management since he was fired by Chelsea in 2023 after just seven months in the job at Stamford Bridge.

Potter has been out of work since April 2023, having lost 11 of his 31 games in charge of Chelsea, where he succeeded Thomas Tuchel earlier in the 2022-23 season

New West Ham boss Graham Potter had his first press conference as the new head coach at the club on Thursday morning. It is his first job since being sacked by Chelsea in April 2023 and in that time he has been linked with a number of jobs that he has not taken.

Graham Potter had waited a long time to return to management before accepting the West Ham job. Across 21 months since being sacked by Chelsea in April 2023, all manner of offers had been rebuffed. Leicester and Ajax were both reportedly turned down,