Chelsea ‘in shock talks with Norwich’s Stuart Webber to become sporting director’
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Chelsea ‘are in shock talks with Norwich’s Stuart Webber to become their new sporting director’ as owner Todd Boehly has set a goal of finally settling for next month’s World Cup
- Chelsea are in talks to appoint Stuart Webber as their new sporting director
- The 38-year-old has overseen two promotions in his current job at Norwich
- He previously worked for Liverpool, Wrexham and Wolves, among others
- Blues owner Todd Boehly has made several changes to the club’s staff
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Chelsea are in talks to appoint Norwich’s Stuart Webber as their new sporting director, according to a report.
New Blues owner Todd Boehly has made several changes to backroom staff at the club since taking over from Roman Abramovic in May, and has been looking for a new sporting director for the past few weeks.
According to The sunWebber is leading the way to take over the role after talks with several other candidates.
Chelsea are in talks to appoint Norwich’s Stuart Webber as their new sporting director
Blues owner Todd Boehly has been looking for someone to fill the role for the past few weeks
Webber, 38, has been with Norwich for five years and has accompanied two promotions to the Premier League.
However, he was involved in two relegations, including last year’s disastrous campaign, having previously spent two years at Huddersfield.
He helped the Terriers to the top division in 2017, but were relegated two years later.
Webber has also worked at Wrexham where he was Head of Youth Development, Liverpool, where he worked alongside Kenny Dalglish and former Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez, QPR and Wolves.
Webber, 38, has overseen two promotions to the Premier League while at Carrow Road