Chelsea 'set to appoint AS Monaco technical director Laurence Stewart'

Chelsea ‘set to appoint AS Monaco technical director Laurence Stewart’ as Todd Boehly continues to revamp the club hierarchy, with ‘an agreement in place between the two sides’ for the 36-year-old to move to the Premier League

  • Chelsea have moved to appoint AS Monaco technical director Laurence Stewart
  • An agreement is reportedly in place for the 36-year-old to move to London
  • New Blues owner Todd Boehly has continued to revamp the club hierarchy

Chelsea are set to continue their backroom staff revamp by appointing AS Monaco technical director Laurence Stewart, according to a report.

New owner Todd Boehly, who took over the club from Roman Abramovic earlier this year, has made his intentions to reshape the hierarchy at the club clear and the appointment of Stewart will signal another step in that direction.

According to The Athletic, an agreement has been reached between the clubs and with Stewart for him to move to London.

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

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

Stewart, from England, has previously worked with the Red Bull network, RB Leipzig, Manchester City and the FA.

Boehly has also previously spoken of his desire to implement a multi-club structure at Chelsea, which Stewart has been involved in at Monaco with Belgian side Cercle Bruges.

The restructuring of the club is already well underway, with director Marina Granovskaia and technical advisor Petr Cech leaving their roles when Boehly took over in May.

The American took over in May from Roman Abramovic following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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

The Blues are set to appoint Christopher Vivell as their new technical director, who will take up the role after Red Bull Salzburg’s Christoph Freund rejected an approach.

Joe Shields of Southampton is also set to join the club as director of recruitment.

Changes have been made in the footballing department too, with former manager Thomas Tuchel sacked earlier this season and replaced by Graham Potter.

Chelsea spent over £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 a league fixture at Brighton on Saturday.




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