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Graham Potter reveals Chelsea players were made to 'sit on the floor' after £300m+ January transfer spree meant there was no space in meeting room

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<p>In his first major interview since leaving Chelsea in April 2023, Potter admitted he 'tried to support' the club's transfer policy despite the 'challenge' of <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/chelsea-struggling-graham-potter-january-splurge-affecting-training-too-many-players/bltbf7891e8c060f7d5" target="_blank">keeping his large squad satisfied</a>. However, the record outlay on eight new players during the January transfer window left some stars sitting on the floor during team meetings at Chelsea's training ground.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Potter was sacked just months into his five-year contract despite Chelsea paying a record amount to hire him and his coaching staff in August 2022 and the 49-year-old has been out of work since, keeping a low profile and<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-graham-potter-turned-down-ajax/blt93ee47d03648a94d" target="_blank"> turning down a number of jobs.</a> Chelsea's scattergun transfer approach continued even after Potter's dismissal, with the Blues signing more than 20 players over the past 18 months.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>We tried to support [Chelsea's transfer business] as best we could, but it left us with a challenge of a lot of players after January and then they can’t go anywhere," Potter told <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/09/27/graham-potter-interview-chelsea-perfect-storm-job-manager/" target="_blank"><em>The Telegraph</em></a>. "A few of them just had to sit on the floor.</p><p>“It’s not ideal, of course. Everybody recognised it was a really difficult situation because you can only pick 11 players and if you’ve got 20 players not playing, it doesn’t matter where you are. If you can find a coach out there who says: ‘Yeah, that’s the best condition for me,’ I’d be very surprised.”</p>

WHAT POTTER SAID

<p>Potter revealed he has felt ready to return to management "for a while", having turned down multiple jobs in search for the right opportunity. However, the ex-Brighton manager admitted he was more likely to take a job managing a club rather than a country <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/candidates-replace-gareth-southgate-england-manager-euro-2024/blt96c98e7052abe441" target="_self">despite being a frontrunner for the England job.</a></p>

WHAT NEXT FOR POTTER?

Graham Potter reveals Chelsea players were made to 'sit on the floor' after £300m+ January transfer spree meant there was no space in meeting room | Goal.com US

Graham Potter has revealed that some players were forced to &apos;sit on the floor&apos; during his time at Chelsea due to the large number of signings made.

Graham Potter reveals Chelsea players were made to &apos;sit on the floor&apos; after £300m+ January transfer spree meant there was no space in meeting room