{"id":552565,"date":"2026-04-27T02:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/552565\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T02:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:14:15","slug":"behdad-eghbali-spotted-with-former-chelsea-manager-three-years-after-sacking-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/552565\/","title":{"rendered":"Behdad Eghbali spotted with former Chelsea manager three years after sacking him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=thechelseachronicle.com \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add as preferred source on Google <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali was spotted in close proximity to former manager Thomas Tuchel at Wembley, though he\u2019s not in the managerial race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/thomas-tuchel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Tuchel<\/a>\u2019s time at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea<\/a> was marked by an incredible start that saw him lead the team to Champions League glory just months after joining. He quickly became a favorite among the fans, but his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/throwbacks\/the-bizarre-match-that-spelt-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-thomas-tuchel-at-chelsea\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">relationship with the new ownership<\/a>, led by Behdad Eghbali, began to deteriorate.<\/p>\n<p>Disagreements over how to handle transfers and the overall direction of the squad created a rift that couldn\u2019t be fixed. Despite the success he had achieved on the pitch, the board decided to move on from him early in the following season. <\/p>\n<p>This choice proved to be a turning point for the Blues, as they have spent the years since trying to recapture the consistency and standards that were established during his stay. <\/p>\n<p>          DISCUSS: Sanchez should be Chelsea\u2019s no.1 next season\u2026 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Calum McFarlane is a big fan.<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TWO-LINE-quote-graphic-1-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-365275\" \/>       Thomas Tuchel spotted with Behdad Eghbali at Wembley<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Tuchel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/behdad-eghbali\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Behdad Eghbali<\/a> were seen in the same vicinity at Wembley during Chelsea\u2019s FA Cup semi-final win over Leeds United, marking a notable moment years after their public falling out. <\/p>\n<p>While Eghbali was there to support the Blues, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/thomas-tuchel-and-luis-enriques-chances-of-becoming-the-chelsea-manager-shared\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tuchel\u2019s presence was strictly business<\/a> in his capacity as the England manager, having been ruled out of a Chelsea return. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the awkward history involving his 2022 sacking, the encounter remained professional. <\/p>\n<p>Tuchel is currently focused on leading England through the 2026 World Cup cycle, while Eghbali continues to search for a permanent successor to Liam Rosenior.<\/p>\n<p>          Chelsea\u2019s player ratings v Leeds: Do YOU agree? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Gusto and Sanchez excellent!<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/player-ratings-1-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-365243\" \/>       Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Chelsea content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Add as preferred source on Google Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali was spotted in close proximity to former manager&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":552566,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[72558,218,101,55531,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-552565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-behdad-eghbali","tag-football","tag-sports","tag-thomas-tuchel","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=552565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/552565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/552566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=552565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=552565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=552565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}