Grant sacked as Chelsea manager

May 25th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in English Premier League

Chelsea Football Club can confirm that Avram Grant has had his contract as manager terminated today (Saturday, May 24). This follows meetings over the last two days.

Everybody at Chelsea FC would like to thank Avram for his contribution since taking over as manager last September.

We will now be concentrating all our efforts on identifying a new manager for Chelsea and there will be no further comment until that appointment is made, Chelsea Website Says

Ten Cate sacked as Chelsea coach

Chelsea have terminated the contract of assistant first-team coach Henk ten Cate, the club has confirmed. The decision was reached following a meeting on Thursday morning. The news comes five days after manager Avram Grant was sacked despite the club reaching the Champions League final and finishing second in the Premier League. “As a result of the changes, and in light of any forthcoming appointment, it was clear this is the correct decision,” said a club statement.

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