READ MORE: Thomas Tuchel set to become new Chelsea manager CHELSEA have confirmed Thomas Tuchel's appointment as manager on an 18-month deal. Mike Hewitt/Getty Images It … Tuchel, a 47-year-old German, is … Chelsea will continue to pay their former manager, Frank Lampard, his £75,000-a-week salary till the end of the season unless the Englishman decides to ... Tuchel announces Chelsea… Thomas Tuchel (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmas ˈtʊxl̩]; born 29 August 1973) is a German professional football coach and former player who is currently managing Premier League club Chelsea.Revered for his tactical knowledge and style of play, his coaching career has also been marked by fractious relationships with his employers. But, as per RMC Sport [via GFFN], Tuchel will be given a 4.5 year contract at the west London outfit. New, 163 comments. Première league : CHelsea trébuche, première défaite pour Tuchel Après avoir inscrit le premier but, T Silva est exclu à la 29ème minutes .Réduit à 10, les hommes de Tuchel se sont faire rattraper dans les temps additionnels 47eme minutes .Deux minutes après l'égalisation, West brom va doubler la marque. Here we go. Chelsea's Mason Mount played a vital role under Frank Lampard and has continued to do so for new manager Thomas Tuchel. Jorginho was a key player for the Italian at Chelsea and after falling down the pecking order during Frank Lampard's tenure the 29-year-old has returned to the team on a regular basis under new manager Thomas Tuchel, missing just one league match since the German took the reigns. Thomas Tuchel agrees to become new Chelsea manager, as Barry leads training — reports. After Frank Lampard's dismissal on Monday, the Premier League club … LONDON — Chelsea hired Thomas Tuchel as manager on Tuesday on an 18-month contract to replace the fired Frank Lampard. Frank Lampard has been replaced by Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea Credit: AFP Instead they have kept his £75,000-a-week salary on the wage bill – with … Chelsea are currently unbeaten under their new manager, Thomas Tuchel.Chelsea are in the 10th position before the new manager, Thomas Tuchel took over and moved Chelsea to the 4th of the table with West Ham, Everton and Liverpool are only under Chelsea. Chelsea pivoted to Thomas Tuchel in a bid to turn around its sputtering season, hiring the German coach on an 18-month deal on Tuesday barely a month after he was fired by Paris Saint-Germain.