Tuchel insists he will be staying at Chelsea

Thomas Tuchel insisted after Chelsea’s win over Newcastle that there was no prospect of him walking away from Stamford Bridge.

With the club up for sale and its future unclear, head coach Tuchel recently remarked that Chelsea were managing the crisis “day-by-day” .

That sparked some speculation that the German might not see out the season at the Bridge.

However, speaking at his post-match press conference, Tuchel clarified his comments.

He said: “There’s no doubt I’ll stay until the end of the season. Absolutely. We just have to wait and go day-by-day because everything can change.

“As you know the situation is clear – the club’s for sale, and hopefully it will go through to sort things out and give us a perspective. But it’s pure speculation and I have no further information than you already have.

“That’s what I meant with day-by-day, which is anyway a good way to live your life, and now we are forced to do it because there are some circumstances we cannot influence.”

Kai Havertz’s last-minute goal gave Chelsea a 1-0 victory and lifted the gloom.

He brilliantly controlled Jorginho’s chip over the Newcastle defence before firing home.

“The Kai Havertz goal was exceptional,” Tuchel said.

“Of course we were a bit lucky today and we had a hard time on the pitch because Newcastle were physical and made it difficult to create chances.

“But it was so important not to concede and to have the chance to have maybe one quality run, quality pass and quality finish to win it.”