Wesley Fofana only Chelsea player to post on social media after Thomas Tuchel sacked as team-mates go silent

CHELSEA star signing Wesley Fofana paid tribute to Thomas Tuchel after his Stamford Bridge exit.

And it seems like Fofana, who only joined the Blues on transfer deadline day, is the only player to have addressed the shock development so far.

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Tuchel was sacked following Tuesday’s miserable 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in the West Londoners’ Champions League opener.

This piled up on a poor start in the Premier League that has seen Chelsea lose two out of their opening six matches.

But Fofana honoured his now former manager by taking to Instagram and sharing a touching pic of them together from training.

Tuchel was very keen on signing the centre-back in the summer transfer window and played a key role in his £70million move from Leicester.

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It comes as:

• Chelsea ask for permission to speak to Graham Potter over vacant manager role.
• Zinedine Zidane and Mauricio Pochettino are among the favourites with bookies to replace Thomas Tuchel as John Terry priced at 33/1.
• The Blues’ brutal statement announces German relieved of his duties just 100 days after Todd Boehly takes charge.
• Chelsea news LIVE: All the latest after Tuchel’s axing.
• Tuchel informed of sacking in ruthless conference call, minutes after arriving at Blues’ training ground.

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But the France international will soon be playing under a new manager with Chelsea already searching for the German’s replacement.

According to the Telegraph, Tuchel lost the faith of new club owner Todd Boehly and his players, who appear to have gone silent after news of his dismissal broke.

The same source states that the former Paris Saint-Germain manager’s future at Chelsea would have been in doubt even if they had claimed three points in Zagreb.

First team coach Anthony Barry will likely take charge on an interim basis for the meantime as the Blues look for a new manager.

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SunSport has exclusively revealed Brighton boss Graham Potter is among the early frontrunners for the full-time job with talks scheduled to take place today.

Meanwhile, Mauricio Pochettino and Zinedine Zidane are also on Chelsea’s shortlist, as well as Benfica manager Roger Schmidt.