As Chelsea prepare for another spending spree in January – more big changes are on the horizon. Newly-appointed boss Graham Potter has already had his first training sessions with the playing staff and new owner of the club Todd Boehly has finally figured out he needs someone who understands the game of football – he is now after a sporting director and a scouting specialist. Chelsea are reportedly interested in hiring Luis Campos as their sporting director to work with the former Brighton manager.After the departure of Marina Granovskaia, Petr Cech and even earlier Michael Emenalo from the club – the Blues are in need of a competent specialist on the market. Apart from Campos, Chelsea have also been linked with Micheal Edwards, Maxwell and Paul Mitchell.The new Chelsea owners, fronted by the American investor Boehly, are understood to be unhappy with both the performances and structure of the squad – hence the recent change in manager. They got Potter in an express manner and now they will try and get Campos.##NAJAVA_MECA_6632769##The 58-year-old has been working as a football advisor for Paris Saint-Germain since June following spells with both Lille, Monaco and Real Madrid prior to that. According to The Times, it is understood that Boehly, the interim sporting director, has already spoken with Campos.The appointment of a sporting director formed part of discussions with Potter on Wednesday after they quickly moved to appoint a new boss after sacking Thomas Tuchel that morning.Former Brighton boss Potter has previously outlined the importance of such a role and working successfully alongside them.Therefore, Boehly is pushing to make the deal happen in order to be prepared ahead of the January transfer window. The same report suggests that the Blues are keen to invest aggressively again in the January transfer window after spending close to 300 million euros on new players this summer including the big-money signings of Raheem Sterling, Wesley Fofana and Kalidou Koulibaly.The Times say that Chelsea have been in contact with Luis Campos about their vacant Sporting Director role.The former Real Madrid scout is currently working as a Sporting Advisor to Celta Vigo and PSG. pic.twitter.com/qLGDLUPCyQ— Football España (@footballespana_) September 11, 2022 Campos made his reputation at Monaco and Lille, twice building sides that denied PSG the Ligue 1 title at a fraction of the Qatari-owned club’s enormous budget while generating substantial profit in the transfer market.During his three seasons at Lille, he brought in over 300 million euros in transfer fees and constructed a team that progressed from a relegation-threatened campaign under Marcelo Bielsa to title winners in 2021 under coach Christophe Galtier, now in charge at PSG.The Portuguese expert is considered to be the one to ‘dug out’ gems such as Kylian Mbappe and Bernardo Silva, Sven Botman, Fabinho, Rafael Leao, Thomas Lemar, Victor Osimhen, Nicolas Pepe etc. Mbappe’s move from Monaco to PSG in 2018 for 185 million euros made the France striker the most expensive teenager in the history of the game all generated huge profits for Campos.He has also worked with his countryman Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid in the past and has a wealth of experience.Chances are that two English candidates Edwards and Mitchell are closer to taking over the position at Stamford Bridge but Boehly will not walk out of this story without a fight.
