Chelsea signs Monaco’s technical director planning for global football
Arriving from Monaco as the club's new technical director, Laurence Stewart is expected to facilitate Tod Boehly's idea of moving the Premier League outfit to a multi-club model like Manchester City.
After serving as a performance analyst for England during the 2014 World Cup Laurence Stewart served as Monaco's Technical director. Chelsea officially announced the arrival of Stewart on Wednesday, emphasizing Chelsea owner Todd Boehly's desire to lead the Premier League outfit into a multi-club model like their rivals Manchester City, who own teams across 11 countries.
Boehly said in a statement with co-controlling owner Behdad Eghbali
: "Laurence is an important appointment as we plan to build a deep sporting team that will collaborate closely.
"[He's] a world-class football leader who understands talent management, data and scouting, player development and performance."
Stewart said:
“I’m delighted to be joining Chelsea and excited about the vision and direction of the club under the new ownership group.
“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.”
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