One of Todd Boehly's earliest public promises as co-owner and chairman of Chelsea was to recruit a new sporting director. In the months since, a majority of the focus has leaned towards who will fill that position as Boehly gained attention jetting across Europe to secure deals.
In what has been a twist, the recruitment structure that was predicted to begin with a sporting director is likely now to end with it as the club's new owners assemble the rest of the team.
RB Leipzig's former technical director Christopher Vivell is in talks to fill the same role at Chelsea after he left the Bundesliga club earlier this month. Joe Shields has been snapped up from Southampton, despite the director of recruitment having only joined the Saints over the summer. The next duo on that list stem from Monaco and Brighton.
