Todd Boehly and Chelsea are reportedly near formally appointing former RB Leipzig technical director Christopher Vivell at Stamford Bridge.
Vivell – who masterminded the signings of Erling Haaland and Karim Adeyemi at RB Salzburg – will oversee the Blues’ switch coverage going ahead, with the membership already linked with a brand new striker within the form of Molde’s David Datro Fofana.
He had been working in an advisory function at Stamford Bridge since October, however after securing a piece allow he’s set for formal appointment to the function, as per Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg.
Former RB Leipzig man Christopher Vivell is about to grow to be Chelsea’s new technical director
Vivell is about to grow to be the most recent piece of the puzzle put in place by Chelsea’s new American co-owner, with their backroom employees in a interval of transition.
The membership’s switch exercise has come beneath scrutiny, showing wanton and rash to many as a result of sum of money spent within the current summer season window.
Boehly will likely be happy to lastly discover the best man to exchange Petr Cech, who left after three years within the function in summer season, having already seen strikes for Michael Edwards and Christoph Freund fail.
Chelsea proprietor Todd Boehly (proper) has been eager to herald a brand new technical director and noticed approaches for Michael Edwards and Christoph Freund fail
Of their first window of the Boehly-Clearlake period, Chelsea spent £271million on Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Kouliably, Wesley Fofana, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Marc Cucurella, Carney Chukwuemeka, and introduced Denis Zakaria in on mortgage.
Vivell left RB Leipzig in October as a result of a distinction in opinions
In addition to this, Boehly was fast to axe Champions League successful coach Thomas Tuchel after a 1-0 defeat by Dinamo Zagreb on the night time of his a centesimal sport in command of the membership.
Southampton’s head of senior recruitment Joe Shields was notably introduced in because the membership’s new co-director of recruitment and expertise.
Shields was an instrumental determine within the acquisitions of starlets Gavin Bazunu, Romeo Lavia and Sekou Mara over the summer season at St Mary’s.
Vivell’s arrival indicators an additional step in direction of stability for Chelsea, but in addition signposts an intent to signal younger abilities and permit them to develop on the membership, somewhat than usher in already established tremendous stars as usually as they’ve in recent times.
The 36-year-old left RB Leipzig in October, citing a distinction of opinions, having arrived in 2020.
Vivell is a product of the Purple Bull system, having joined RB Salzburg in 2015 because the membership’s head of scouting, earlier than turning into the 16-time Austrian Champions’ sports activities coordinator for 3 years earlier than the swap to Leipzig.
He’s not the one determine to be making the swap from east Germany to west London, with Christopher Nkunku already agreeing a deal to affix Chelsea in the summertime.
Christopher Nkunku is about to affix Vivell at Chelsea this summer season with a deal already agreed
