Chelsea Football Club has had a mighty eventful year. The departure of Russian billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, the arrival of American businessman Todd Boehly and the sacking of previously untouchable head coach Thomas Tuchel, combined with inconsistent results, made Chelsea resemble a footballing and a business experiment.The latest reports from London say that Boehly wants to appoint AS Monaco’s technical director Laurence Stewart. The American made his intentions to reshape the club’s hierarchy clear and Stewart’s appointment will signal another step in that direction.##NAJAVA_MECA_6757217##The club’s restructuring is already well underway, with director Marina Granovskaia and technical advisor Petr Cech leaving their roles when Boehly took over in May. The Blues will also appoint Christopher Vivell as their new technical director. Meanwhile, Joe Shields of Southampton will arrive as director of recruitment.Besides the changes in technical personnel, Boehly has personally intervened and dismissed Tuchel to bring in Graham Potter from Brighton.The investment in the playing staff has been significant as well. Nearly $300 million was splashed to sign Wesley Fofana and Raheem Sterling from Leicester City and Manchester City, respectively.Chelsea are set to appoint AS Monaco technical director Laurence Stewart to a role in the new recruitment setup at the club.- @David_Ornstein pic.twitter.com/QHo33HrmXn— Maxwell (@iam_brau) October 25, 2022 One thing that hasn’t changed is that the Blues will try to go all the way in the UEFA Champions League. Tonight, they will travel to central Europe to face RB Salzburg, the champions of Austria.Matthias Jaissle’s side remains undefeated during the group stage with a record of one win and three draws. At the same time, the Blues come in as group leaders despite their shocking defeat to Dinamo Zagreb, the one that ultimately cost Tuchel his job.Potter will clinch a top-two finish with a victory against the Red Bulls but will continue to be without star defenders Fofana and Reece James, along with world-class midfielder N’Golo Kante, who will be out for four months.CHAMPIONS LEAGUEGroup stage – Round 5Tuesday19:45: (5.00) Salzburg (3.70) Chelsea (1.80)19:45: (1.53) Sevilla (4.20) Copenhagen (7.25)22:00: (4.80) Dinamo Zagreb (3.60) Milan (1.85)22:00: (1.95) Celtic (3.60) Shakhtar (4.20)22:00: (2.95) RB Leipzig (3.40) Real Madrid (2.55)22:00: (5.60) Dortmund (4.10) Man.City (1.65)22:00: (2.10) Benfica (3.35) Juventus (3.60)22:00: (1.12) PSG (12.0) Maccabi Haifa (20.0)Wednesday19:45: (3.45) Club Brugge (3.40) Porto (2.25)19:45: (1.13) Inter (8.50) Plzen (19.0)22:00: (4.00) Ajax (3.80) Liverpool (1.95)22:00: (1.23) Napoli (6.50) Rangers (12.0)22:00: (1.80) Atl.Madrid (3.60) Leverkusen (4.60)22:00: (2.40) Barcelona (3.60) Bayern (3.00)22:00: (2.50) Eintr.Frankfurt (3.30) Olympique Marseille (3.10)22:00: (1.50) Tottenham (4.50) Sporting (7.25)***odds are subject to change***
