A fifth candidate for the sporting director role at Chelsea has emerged as Todd Boehly looks to bolster the Blues backroom staff. The American billionaire is in the market for a specialist to join the west Londoners' scouting team, with Paris Saint-Germain advisor Luis Campos, RB Salzburg chief Christoph Freund and former Liverpool director Michael Edwards already heavily linked with moves to Stamford Bridge.
According to The Athletic, Bayer Leverkusen boss Tim Steidten has come under consideration for the sporting director role. Prior to taking the head coach role at the Bundesliga outfit this summer, the 43-year-old was head of scouting at the BayArena.
Previously, Steidten enjoyed spells as a scout, director of football, head of scouting and executive assistant at Werder Bremen, where he is said to overachieved in each position. 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.
