Former Chelsea boss Graham Potter has opened up on his tough time in charge of the club.
Potter was sacked by the Blues in 2023 and has not returned to management since.
He spent around £300million during his time at Stamford Bridge, but was unable to achieve success despite having the backing of Todd Boehly.
And the 49-year-old gave an insight into his time in West London ahead of Bournemouth’s 3-1 win against Southampton on Monday.
Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: “The owners made the decision to invest in the team, and I tried to explain the pros and cons of it.
“January can be an expensive month because you tend to overpay and it’s not a guarantee that you’ll actually improve during that time because the players you see, there are no Harry Kane or Declan Rice.
“We had a bit of a tough period for a couple of months there.” 😬
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“The players (signed) are not proven Premier League players.
“They’re young players coming from different leagues, so to get up to speed, and help Chelsea win from the off, because that is what happens when you spend £300m, the expectation goes up on the team and that’s what we had to deal with.
“The other part of it is if you make those additions then you probably have to move some out as well, which didn’t happen.
“So, you’re left with a big squad, 30 players isn’t ideal. So there was some challenges there.
“We had a bit of a tough period for a couple of months there but the last few games we won three, drew one and beat Borussia Dortmund to go into the last eight [of the Champions League], but it wasn’t enough.”
