Chelsea

Chelsea are closing in on an agreement with Southampton for Joe Shields, while Norwich's Stuart Webber is a candidate to be sporting director.

A lengthy injury would also have caused problems for England, who are certain to include the defender in their World Cup squad. The club have identified Norwich’s Stuart Webber as a candidate for that role. The club are poised to [appoint Christopher Vivell](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/07/chelsea-wesley-fofana-knee-injury-miss-about-a-month) as their technical director after the German was sacked by [RB Leipzig](https://www.theguardian.com/football/red-bull-leipzig) and also want a sporting director. He is the head of senior recruitment at St Mary’s and is highly regarded by Chelsea for his work there and at Manchester City. Lavia was recruited from City along with two other teenage talents, Juan Larios and Sam Edozie, and the 20-year-old goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu.

An early red card for Fikayo Tomori and five more yellows had Milan's Sandro Tonali fuming over the officials in their loss to Chelsea.

Chelsea news: Graham Potter is quickly proving that Chelsea do not need to keep looking elsewhere for attacking inspiration.

[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/potter-key-changes-aubameyang-chelsea-25239571) forcefully shoving his peer Raheem Sterling to the side in order to bag his third goal in three games is the sort of attacking decisiveness Chelsea have lacked. He made some very threatening runs at the Bridge and in flashes on Tuesday, provided more evidence as to why he is so admired. [group of attacking players](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/graham-potter-chelsea-pep-guardiola-25215519) do have enough to make a coherent and threatening combination. We may only have five games to go off, and many caveats can be thrown out regarding the quality of the opposition, but this is early progress. It may sound obvious, but stats demonstrate Chelsea are not only creating more but a better quality of chance for their forwards to finish. Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Conor Gallagher and Jorginho make up the rest.

Chelsea transfer news: Boehly set to continue recruitment drive with surprise bid to bring in man behind Foden and Sancho development.

The latest move, according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, is to appoint former Manchester City head of academy recruitment Joe Shields. Alongside him could yet be a group of new appointments in advisory roles or permanent technical and sporting director positions. His notable work is impressive and includes being in place at Manchester City to oversee the development of Jadon Sancho and Phil Foden, whilst at Saints he signed Romeo Lavia from City and had a £50m bid from Chelsea turned down after less than five league matches for the 18-year-old. Shields has reportedly been approached by the club to become to the new director of recruitment at Stamford Bridge, which corresponds closely to the head of international scouting position vacated by Scott McLachlan earlier this summer. Most recently Shields was head of senior recruitment at Southampton but could be snapped up by the new Chelsea co-owners in a continuation of the drive for change. [football.london understands former RB Leipzig director Vivell is likely to be the first in place.](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/breaking-chelsea-technical-director-vivell-25203831)

Chelsea are on the verge of nabbing Joe Shields from Southampton to become their new director of recruitment.The Blues are reshaping their hierarchy a.

The Blues are also on the hunt for a new sporting director and Norwich’s Stuart Webber has been mentioned as a candidate. Chelsea are on the verge of nabbing Joe Shields from Southampton to become their new director of recruitment. Shields caught the eye at Chelsea following a number of impressive deals at St Mary’s.

Their 2-0 victory was made easier after the host team's Fikayo Tomori was sent off.

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CHELSEA head coach Graham Potter said he had developed a good understanding with his players and that their team-first mentality was behind their winn...

Goals from Jorginho and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang saw Chelsea complete the double over Milan and record a fourth straight victory. “We had a bit of time away because of the international break but we just worked hard behind the scenes in emphasising the importance of the group, emphasising the importance of the team, how we act. “It’s just a process of trying to get to know them,“ Potter said.

Chelsea made it four successive wins and moved to the top of their Champions League group with a 2-0 win over 10-man AC Milan at San Siro.

Chelsea news: Blues owner Todd Boehly is leading a deal to take a US company called Flexjet public, and this could be positive news for those at Stamford ...

American businessman Boehly has a background in sport but hadn't ventured into football before taking over at Stamford Bridge as part of a consortium in the summer. The company based in Cleveland, Ohio, is being listed in order to raise capital through an initial public offering (IPO) in a merger with Horizon Acquisition Corporation II. One of the most popular jets, The Cessna Citation XLS, burns 189 gallons (857 litres) of aviation fuel per hour on average. Flexjet is the leading rival to Walmart billionaire Warren Buffett's Netjet company within the booming private aviation industry in the US. Flexjet chief financial officer Mike Rossi said: "Our strong revenue performance has been driven by sustained growth in our fleet size and customer base." He used Horizon Acquisition I in 2020 to acquire digital ticketing business Vivid Seats, which is now trading at about 20% below its IPO value.

Chelsea star Jorginho appeared to be caught laughing as AC Milan midfielder Sandro Tonali bemoaned the referee's decision to send off Fikayo Tomori.

The Italy international then shortly gave his view on the situation and said: "I think it was a penalty. This, however, was not the case as he was instead laughing at the pundits claiming there shouldn't have been a penalty. The referee pulled the challenge back for a penalty and then sent the defender off for a denial of a goal scoring opportunity. "Anyway, we have to look at the rest of the game. It leaves Chelsea top of their group after an impressive turn in form under new boss [Graham Potter](https://www.football.london/all-about/graham-potter). It came after a controversial decision changed the course of the Champions League group stage match in the first half.

Southampton's head of recruitment, Joe Shields, is considering an approach from Chelsea after three months in his role. Shields, who only took up his ...

[Fulham](https://theathletic.com/football/team/fulham/) and [Crystal Palace](https://theathletic.com/football/team/crystal-palace/), was influential in bringing Lavia to St Mary’s from Manchester City this summer. [Romeo Lavia](https://theathletic.com/football/player/romeo-lavia-hla7NqaQuX98fAvK/) in the run-up to deadline day. [Southampton](https://theathletic.com/football/team/southampton/)’s head of recruitment, Joe Shields, is considering an approach from [Chelsea](https://theathletic.com/football/team/chelsea/) after three months in his role.

Thiago Silva enjoyed another superb performance against AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.

The positions he occupies means he doesn't have to get in a foot race with a speedier attacking player. It's a 20-year professional career now for Silva, and his wealth of experience is now easy to see on the pitch. He became just the 46th player in UEFA Champions League history to reach 100 appearances in the famous European competition. There are sure to be talks already going on behind the scenes regarding just that. Chelsea supporters have become so used to seeing the 38-year-old put in 9/10 performances every game that it can almost be taken for granted at times. He's obviously in the final years of his professional career. Chelsea will be hoping Silva can overtake those two club legends while in the famous blue shirt. It was assured from the trio, who looked as if they had been playing with each other for the last few years. Fikayo Tomori's red card gave Chelsea a huge advantage in the first half, which also saw Jorginho and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang score for the visitors. Silva is now nine behind John Terry. Graham Potter found the balance between attack and defence at the San Siro. Solid at the back, but not restricted when going forward.

Chelsea's overhaul looks set to continue, with Joe Shields seemingly on the brink of becoming the club's new director of recruitment.

According to Jacobs, the club is 'closing in' on an agreement with Shields to join. The Todd Boehly-led shake-up at Stamford Bridge is set to continue. It is highly unlikely Chelsea will be able to get him appointed in time for the January window, given the need to agree on some sort of departure with Southampton. One factor that could lead to Shields being keen on Chelsea is his supposed desire to work in a 'model-led' and 'resource-heavy' hierarchy, two things that Boehly is keen to ensure are in place at his new club. A Sporting Director is on the cards and now, according to recent reports, a new Director of Recruitment is imminent. [Ben Jacobs](https://twitter.com/JacobsBen) provided Chelsea fans with an [update](https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1580251038216376322?s=20&t=Sat81JWrIVZGP7KFjDhdFA) on their club's pursuit of Joe Shields for Director of Recruitment.

Chelsea could become the next club to have their season filmed in a 'fly on the wall' style documentary following the popularity of Arsenal, Tottenham and ...

[Chelsea suffer painful Juventus repeat as famous San Siro win over AC Milan is tainted](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/chelsea-juventus-ac-milan-repeat-25238844) [What Mason Mount and Reece James did after Fikayo Tomori red card as Chelsea take back control](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/mount-reece-james-tomori-chelsea-25239131) [Graham Potter's shock Chelsea change from Thomas Tuchel vs Milan as Denis Zakaria question asked](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/potter-chelsea-milan-tuchel-zakaria-25238919) [Kylian Mbappe transfer stance revealed as PSG star offers Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham hope](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/kylian-mbappe-transfer-arsenal-chelsea-25233964) [Chelsea news and transfers LIVE: All the latest news, rumours and gossip from Stamford Bridge](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/chelsea-news-transfers-live-reece-25239107) [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/aubameyang-arteta-kylian-mbappe-mistake-25237315) was stripped of the captaincy, Mikel Arteta came under immense job pressure and the Gunners fell short of gaining Champions League football, with some of the most explosive moments now shown on the All or Nothing series. Chelsea could become the next club to have their season filmed in a 'fly on the wall' style documentary following the popularity of Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City's own series.

Borussia Dortmund will aim to keep the player, bit will ultimately know interest will arrive at their door. If they cannot keep Bellingham, a fee of around £ ...

It will be a saga, and possibly a long winded one, but one Chelsea believe they can get the best of. Once Dortmund have an acceptable fee, Bellingham will decide the rest. Bellingham is expected to be the subject of countless bid for his services, but Chelsea are keen to land the player. If they cannot keep Bellingham, a fee of around £120million is expected to be put on the player. Bellingham will have the final decision on his future. [SportBild](https://twitter.com/SPORTBILD) in Germany, Chelsea are willing to pay more than £100million for Jude Bellingham to fend off any competition expected to come in for the English midfielder.

Chelsea have delivered a major transfer blow to Real Madrid in the race to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund next summer.

It remains to be seen if they are able to win the race for Bellingham or not. Todd Boehly is believed to have made signing Bellingham a top priority, with ‘The Blues’ already said to be in talks with the England international’s entourage. But it appears that they have been handed a blow by Chelsea early on in the race for the English midfielder.

Chelsea are interested in signing Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham. Transfer Talk has the latest.

[Barcelona](/football/team?id=83)'s interest in [Benfica](/football/team?id=1929) midfielder [Enzo Fernandez](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/285450/Enzo-Fernández), [Diario Sport](https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/barca-siguio-exhibicion-enzo-fernandez-77152485) has now stated that the Blaugrana watched the Argentine as he helped his side earn a 1-1 draw against PSG in Champions League on Tuesday. Barca's interest comes as reported target [Martin Zubimendi](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/287266/Martín-Zubimendi) likely to renew his contract with [Real Sociedad](/football/team?id=89). The two South American full-backs have contracts that expire in the summer and the Bianconeri are willing to let them leave on free transfers rather than offering a renewal. The 21-year-old has recorded four goals and two assists in the Premier League and currently has a contract that runs until the summer of 2024. Kroos, 32, wants to end his playing career with Los Blancos but talk of whether he will play out a new one-year deal before doing so will come soon. But already what seems to set them apart from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo is a keen awareness of who they are and the leverage they hold. Milan do not want their talisman to leave and have held talks with his entourage in recent days as they aim to get him to sign a new contract. He is a magnificent player, and he still has to prove who he is and with time, he will do so. "If his will is the same as ours, I believe there will be a point of understanding," Marotta added. The Portugal international has played 11 games for Atletico this season and set up three goals, but has yet to find the back of the net. Gusto, 19, has been in fine form this season and has a contract until 2024. Felix, 22, began the season alongside Alvaro Morata in the Rojiblancos' attack but has seen his playing time limited in recent weeks.