Graham Potter has reached a verbal agreement with Chelsea over the vacant manager’s job and has left Brighton’s training ground.

The Brighton boss has talks with Chelsea’s owner Todd Boehly in London on Wednesday night and talks were amiable.

Bookies have suspended betting on Potter taking charge.

Zinedine Zidane and Mauricio Pochettino have also been lined up as potential replacements as odds tumble on the favourites.

Anthony Barry has been in charge of Chelsea on an interim basis but Potter is hoping to be in charge on Saturday against Fulham.

Zidane resigned from his post as Real Madrid boss in May last year amid concerns that the Spanish giants no longer had faith in him.

The 50-year-old guided Los Blancos to three Champions Leagues, two FIFA Club World Cups, two La Liga titles, two UEFA Super Cups and two Supercopa de España.

PSG sacked Pochettino in July after just 18 months in charge. While the Argentine led the Parisians to a customary Ligue 1 title, higher-ups at Les Parc des Princes were left upset after exiting the Champions League in the round of 16.

However, Pochettino is recognised more for his impressive work in the Premier League at Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur.

Following an influx of teenage signings this summer, the 50-year-old could be a smart appointment.