Chelsea confirmed on Wednesday morning that Laurence Stewart would be joining the club from Monaco as technical director to "focus on football globally".
After reports broke late on Sunday night about Stewart's advanced talks to join from the Ligue 1 club this announcement came as little surprise. The statement noted that Stewart had previously worked as global head of scouting at Red Bull Soccer International, also mentioning his time at Manchester City, Everton and the FA.
"I’m delighted to be joining Chelsea and excited about the vision and direction of the club under the new ownership group," Steward said. "I am excited to join them to help them build a world-class global sporting organisation to consistently win on the pitch at the highest levels and provide player pathways to help develop our talent."
