Graham Potter wants reunion at West Ham with £50m Chelsea player who loved his tactics

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Former Chelsea boss Graham Potter has finally made his long-awaited return to management after being sacked by the Blues.

The Englishman has taken over at West Ham, and will be returning to Stamford Bridge in just a few weeks’ time as the away manager.

Potter has stated he believes he is a better manager after his time at Chelsea, and got off to a quick start to life when he took over in West London.

Graham Potter wants to sign Ben Chilwell from Chelsea

Reports have already stated that West Ham could be keen on signing players from the Blues this month, with many players having worked with Potter in the past.

One of those is Ben Chilwell, who despite joining for £50m back in 2020 now finds himself a long way away from any first team football at Stamford Bridge.

Both Marc Cucurella and Renato Veiga are comfortably ahead of him in the pecking order, and they would love to see him find a new suitor this month.

It looks as if West Ham could end up being that, with Football Transfers reporting that Potter is pushing to sign Chilwell in this transfer window.

The report goes on to say that it would be a loan deal until the end of the season as the Blues look to get some of his wages off their book.

Ben Chilwell a big fan of Graham Potter’s tactics

Despite suffering with injuries, Chilwell was a big part of Potter’s system at Stamford Bridge.

There were only few highlights of his time at the club, although he was the first manager to trial Marc Cucurella in a central role.

Chilwell was a big fan of this tactical tweak, stating to the Chelsea website after a draw with Manchester United:  “In the first 30 minutes, they were really on top of us and dominated us a little bit so we made a tactical change. I was the closest player to him [Potter] so he pulled me and said we were going to go to a back four.

“Credit to him and to us because we adapted with it well, especially as it wasn’t even half-time but during the first half. We went with the diamond in midfield where we overloaded them and grew into the game, especially in the second half when we controlled the game a lot more.

“The formation change was really positive for us and it gave us a lot more possession so it was a positive tactical change and we dealt with it well, which the manager expects.

“The fans got behind us, we grew in confidence and then got the goal. We hoped that would be it but it wasn’t to be.”

Chilwell would no doubt still be a great attacking option for a full-back in the Premier League, and working under a former manager again could be exactly what he needs to return to his old self.