Chelsea FC has reached a pre-agreement with Molde FK for the transfer of David Datro Fofana. 🤝

 The 20-year-old striker will join the Blues on 1 January 2023. We look forward to welcoming David to the club!

Potter  one famous win in six matches against City as Brighton boss but the style and approach of his players was often praised by the Catalan, whether in victory or defeat.

It was the same story back in November when City came out on top of a Carabao Cup tie against Potter’s Chelsea, with the two coaches involved in a lengthy and honest debrief following the final whistle at the Etihad on that occasion.

• Chelsea vs Man City previewPotter believes that demonstrates the respect between them and underlines the self-belief that underpins his footballing philosophy, with Guardiola having previously been quoted as saying 'I'm absolutely a big fan of Graham Potter.'

  ‘It’s not just Pep but other people in the game that have played against my teams and have watched the work that I’ve done, I think there’s a general level of respect,’ said the Chelsea head coach.

  ‘There certainly is from my perspective to him because he’s a fantastic person but also with everything he’s achieved as a footballer and as a coach, it’s amazing.

  ‘It was more a general football conversation,’ Potter went on regarding their last meeting. ‘He understands the challenges that we have here because he’s faced similar ones himself. It was just a conversation after a game that you have with football coaches.