🔵💣Exclusive: Appointment process to ‘move quickly’ following Man City showdown; plus, breakdown of club’s football leadership team.
Xabi Alonso front-runner to land Chelsea job within days of Cup final
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/05/15/xabi-alonso-frontrunner-Chelsea-land-manager-fa-cup-final/
💥Matt Law reveals the true roles of Chelsea’s Sporting directors as Chelsea believe there is an mis understanding.
Winstanley - NOT responsible for identifying targets. His role is the delivery of targets, contracts and sales, as well as medical and player support.
Stewart - Budget planning and style of play, as well as medical.
Shields - Identifying targets through scouting, as well as planning the first team squad. Heavily involved with loans, too.
Jewell - Squad identification and scouting, but both Chelsea and Strasbourg.
Fallows - Data, scouting and background checks on players, an area which Chelsea are likely to lean heavily on this summer.