Chelsea plotting move for Brighton's recruitment chief Paul Winstanley

First the manager… now the recruitment chief! Chelsea are plotting a move for Brighton’s Paul Winstanley as owner Todd Boehly continues major overhaul off the pitch – just weeks after they raided Seagulls for boss Graham Potter

  • Chelsea are looking to add Brighton’s recruitment head to their backroom staff 
  • Paul Winstanley has a lofty reputation after a number of smart moves at Brighton
  • Controlling owner Todd Boehly is determined to shake up recruitment team 
  • Winstanley has a good relationship with Chelsea boss Graham Potter as they worked together on the south coast 

Brighton recruitment chief Paul Winstanley is being pursued by Chelsea

Chelsea are pushing to sign Brighton’s Head of Recruitment, Paul Winstanley, just weeks after the Blues raided the south-coast side for boss Graham Potter.  

Winstanley knows Potter well from their time working together at Brighton and it now appears he is closing in on a switch to Chelsea. 

Controlling co-owner Todd Boehly is determined to beef up Chelsea’s recruitment team and former RB Leipzig chief Christopher Vivell, who left the German club last month, and Joe Shields, who is leaving Southampton, among those expected to join.

Monaco’s technical director, Laurence Stewart, has agreed to make the move to Stamford Bridge, with Winstanley now seen as the next priority. 

It is understood that Chelsea are keen to have a large recruitment team as they look to build a team capable of overthrowing champions Manchester City. 

Blues owner Todd Boehly has made several changes to the London club behind the scenes 

Boehly assumed position as interim sporting director in June when long-standing ally of former owner Roman Abramovich, Marina Granovskaia, departed. 

Winstanley’s reputation has been greatly enhanced in recent seasons after Brighton made a number of clever signings. 

Yves Bissouma, now of Tottenham, Leandro Trossard and Moisés Caicedo have all been heralded as players that have been unlocked at Brighton.  

Boehly has big plans for Chelsea and has spoken previously of his desire to have a multi-club structure in place to aid recruitment and development of players. 

Chelsea are reportedly set to appoint AS Monaco technical director Laurence Stewart

Marina Granovskaia (left) and Petr Cech (right) both left the club when Boehly took over

Chelsea spent more than £270million on players in the summer, including Wesley Fofana and Raheem Sterling, which was overseen by Boehly himself and co-owners Behdad Eghbali and Jose E. Feliciano.

Chelsea are currently fifth in the Premier League table and are unbeaten under Potter. 

They face RB Salzburg in the Champions League on Tuesday before, interestingly given the pursuit of Winstanley, a league fixture at Brighton on Saturday.




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