Chelsea reportedly tried as laborious as they might to rent former Liverpool sporting director Michael Edwards.
CBS Sports activities journalist Ben Jacobs has tweeted an replace on the state of affairs at Chelsea, with the Blues eager to have a brand new switch negotiator in place after this summer time, in time for the subsequent switch window in January.
Edwards was focused by Chelsea after his super work at Liverpool, however Jacobs claims the timing simply wasn’t proper.
See beneath for additional particulars, with Monaco chief Paul Mitchell mentioned to be open to the function, having beforehand additionally impressed in roles at Tottenham, Southampton and RB Leipzig…
First significant contact with Edwards was quickly after Clearlake-Boehly took over in June. Talks continued proper up till early August. As beforehand reported, #CFC wish to appoint a sporting director quickly after the window to be prepared for January. Paul Mitchell stays eager.
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) August 15, 2022
Mitchell may very well be splendid to assist Chelsea transfer ahead, because the membership most likely gained’t wish to maintain Todd Boehly in that function, even when he’s been in command of transfers briefly this summer time since shopping for the membership from Roman Abramovich, which led to Marina Granovskaia leaving her function.
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Cristiano Ronaldo stays a part of the #MUFC mission and there’s no intention of parting methods with him. That is the pondering throughout the membership, and with Erik ten Hag.
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— CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) August 15, 2022
Edwards would absolutely have been the dream appointment after his signings of the likes of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and quite a few different world class performers at Liverpool.
