From February
After the upheaval at the top of the club and on the coaching bench, Chelsea FC is also repositioning itself in terms of sporting leadership. From February 2023, Laurence Stewart will take over the duties of technical director at the Blues. The Englishman joins from AS Monaco, where he holds the same position and will complete his stint there with the winter transfer window next January. Stewart previously worked, among other things, as Red Bull’s scouting manager for the soccer locations in Leipzig, Salzburg, New York and Bragança Paulista.
At Chelsea, Marina Granovskaya had the sporting decision-making power until Roman Abramovich sold the club to the US investors led by Todd Boehly. Since her and Petr Cech’s departure, Boehly has been handling the transfers on an interim basis, before Stewart there was also interest in Salzburg’s sporting director Christoph Freund and in Christopher Vivell, who was technical director at RB Leipzig until recently. According to media reports, Southampton chief scout Joe Shields will also move to Stamford Bridge after the Monaco sports director.
Chelsea owner Boehly recently stated that he wanted a global model for the Londoners along the lines of Red Bulls or the City Football Group. With Stewart he has now committed a man who has already had experience with one.
With Koulibaly, Havertz & Werner: Chelsea FC’s most expensive purchases
23 N’Golo Kante | 2016/17 by Leicester City
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Transfer fee: €35.8 million
As of October 26, 2022
22 Danny Drinkwater | 2017/18 by Leicester City
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Transfer fee: €37.9 million
19 Kalidou Koulibaly | 2022/23 by SSC Napoli
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Transfer fee: €38m
19 Michael Essien | 2005/06 by Olympique Lyonnais
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Transfer fee: €38m
19 Diego Costa | 2014/15 by Atlético Madrid
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Transfer fee: €38m
18 Didier Drogba | 2004/05 by Marseille
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Transfer fee: €38.5 million
17 Michy Batshuayi | 2016/17 by Marseille
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Transfer fee: €39m
15 Hakim Ziyech | 2020/21 by Ajax
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Transfer fee: €40 million
15 Tiemoué Bakayoko | 2017/18 by Monaco
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Transfer fee: €40 million
14 Andriy Shevchenko | 2006/07 by Milan
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Transfer fee: €43.9 million
13 Mateo Kovacic | 2019/20 by Real Madrid
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Transfer fee: €45 million
12 Ben Chilwell | 2020/21 by Leicester City
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Transfer fee: €50.2 million
11 Timo Werner | 2020/21 by RB Leipzig
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Transfer fee: €53m
10 Raheem Sterling | 2022/23 by Man City
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Transfer fee: €56.2 million
9 Jorginho | 2018/19 by SSC Napoli
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Transfer fee: €57 million
8 Fernando Torres | 2010/11 by Liverpool FC
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Transfer fee: €58.5 million
7 Christian Pulisic | 2018/19 by BVB
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Transfer fee: €64 million
6 Marc Cucurella | 2022/23 from Brighton
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Transfer fee: €65.3 million
5 Alvaro Morata | 2017/18 by Real Madrid
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Transfer fee: €66 million
3 Kepa | 2018/19 by Athletic Bilbao
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Transfer fee: €80 million
3 Kai Havertz | 2020/21 by Bayer Leverkusen
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Transfer fee: €80 million
2 Wesley Fofana | 2022/23 by Leicester City
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Transfer fee: €80.4 million
1 Romelu Lukaku | 2021/22 by Inter Milan
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Transfer fee: €113m
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