Tuchel sacked after Boehly's RIDICULOUS half-time demand

Stuart Telford

• 21 Apr 2023 09:31 CDT
• 3 min read

Todd Boehly reportedly said Thomas Tuchel was a 'pain in the a**' to work with before replacing the German with Graham Potter last September, but now a more tangible reason for their fall-out has been revealed…

Chelsea are already on their third manager of the Boehly era, with Frank Lampard recently installed on a caretaker basis after Potter's reign failed to work out.

Tuchel has since moved onto Bayern Munich, replacing Julian Nagelsmann, who is now one of the frontrunners to succeed Lampard at Stamford Bridge next summer.

READ: EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea plan Brentford raid as Osimhen ruled out

Boehly made yet more headlines for the wrong reasons recently after it came to light that he had burst into the Chelsea dressing room and let rip after defeat to Potter's former side Brighton, with one senior player - suspected to be Raheem Sterling - singled out for particular criticism.

But apparently that behaviour from the American billionaire was far from a one-off, with Boehly having tried to enter the dressing room during a game last September.

Rude interruption

"talkSPORT has been told Boehly wanted to give a group of his guests, including children, a personal tour of the inner sanctum during half-time of Chelsea's 2-1 win over West Ham in September," report the aforementioned.

"It was only when the American billionaire got as far as the door that he was informed his timing was a little bit off."

READ: Why Mane's punch-up with Sane is the perfect opportunity for Man Utd

The confrontation - or lack thereof - reportedly put Boehly's back up, and Tuchel only had one more game in charge before being sacked.

Tuchel has had a difficult start to his Bayern tenure, winning just one of his five games in all competitions and getting knocked out of the Champions League by Manchester City.

Sadio Mane also punched Leroy Sane after the first leg defeat to the English champions, handing Tuchel an unwanted early fire to put out.