Chelsea players were informed of Thomas Tuchel sacking by text message

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Chelsea's players found out that Thomas Tuchel had been sacked via text as the fallout from owner Todd Boehly's controversial swing of the axe continues.Tuchel met with the club's hierarchy face-to-face at Chelsea's Cobham training ground on Wednesday morning and is understood to have been surprised by the news that he'd lost his job, despite the difficult start his team had made to the season.The squad arrived a few hours later for an afternoon training session after each receiving a text message informing them of Tuchel's departure.READ MORE: Thomas Tuchel 'begged' not to be sacked by Chelsea in phone call as details emergeAccording to The Telegraph, Boehly addressed the players personally and offered to answer any questions they had about the sacking, before zooming off into central London for a meeting with Brighton boss Graham Potter - who is the odds-on favourite to replace Tuchel at the helm.The majority of Chelsea's squad posted messages of gratitude to Tuchel on social media, though some reports claim the former PSG and Dortmund head coach had lost sections of the dressing room.Although Chelsea's defeat to Dinamo Zagreb was a particularly troublesome one, it's understood that Boehly had decided to part ways with Tuchel weeks ago, with concerns about his suitability for the job stemming back to the club's pre-season tour of the US.Had Tuchel lost the Chelsea dressing room?

Let us know what you think in the comments section below.Boehly and his colleagues were particularly troubled by the lack of gains the team had made since Chelsea's momentous Champions League triumph 15 months ago.Despite the apparent concerns, the American happily sanctioned £273m worth of new arrivals over the summer, many of which were.