Chelsea have taken a step closer towards appointing a sporting director as Todd Boehly looks to restructure the club's backroom makeup. The American billionaire is in the market for a transfer specialist to join the Blues' scouting team and Bayer Leverkusen boss Tim Steidten looks poised to land the role at Stamford Bridge after moves for RB Salzburg chief Christoph Freund and Paris Saint-Germain advisor Luis Campos failed to materialise.
Earlier this month, The Athletic stated that Steidten was shortlisted by the west Londoners as a candidate for the sporting director role. Now, according to The Guardian, Chelsea are planning further talks with the 43-year-old.
Before taking the head coach role at the Bundesliga outfit this summer, Steidten was head of scouting at the BayArena. At Leverkusen, he was responsible for the signings of bright prospects Moussa Diaby, Patrik Schick, Amine Adli, Adam Hlozek and, more recently, Callum Hudson-Odoi on loan.
