Chelsea have reportedly created an provide to Brighton for their head of recruitment Sam Jewell – just 16 months immediately after poaching his predecessor Paul Winstanley.
Back again in November 2022, the Blues swooped in and appointed Winstanley as their Director of World-wide Expertise and Transfers, following an eight year spell in Sussex.
However, now, the west London giants are keen on bringing Jewell – son of former Premier League manager Paul Jewell – to Stamford Bridge.
According to The Telegraph, the Blues have made available Jewell a international scouting job in charge of negotiations for both the London club and Strasbourg in Ligue 1.
The outlet even further assert that Chelsea’s need to get a deal more than the line stems from issues that Dan Ashworth might consider Jewell with him to Manchester United.
Chelsea have reportedly produced an offer to Brighton for their head of recruitment Sam Jewell
Chelsea proprietor Todd Boehly is keen to deliver in the Seagulls chief in a international scouting purpose
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Ashworth – who is at present the sporting director at Newcastle – is predicted to achieve an agreement following week to choose up the similar role at Aged Trafford, adhering to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival.
According to ESPN, Ashworth will be specified the responsibility of rebuilding United’s scouting section, with Jewell determined as the major applicant to head up the new framework, consequently why the Blues are keen to act swiftly in their negotiations.
It is really documented that no final decision has been produced by Jewell still, who is also open up to staying at Brighton.
Jewell joined the Seagulls in 2016 soon after getting on the rule as the club’s Below-21s recruitment head.
The 34-calendar year-outdated then moved up to rising talent scouting manager in 2018 and has been head of recruitment for 14 months, considering the fact that Winstanley’s departure.
Winstanley became the sixth team member to stick to Graham Potter from Brighton to Stamford Bridge immediately after Potter was appointed Blues manager again in 2022.
After Potter’s arrival, Chelsea introduced in to start with-staff coaches Billy Reid, Bjorn Hamberg and Bruno Saltor, goalkeeping coach Ben Roberts and recruitment analyst Kyle Macaulay from Brighton – which produced Winstanley the sixth to make the shift.
Chelsea poached former Brighton transfer chief Paul Winstanley from the Seagulls in 2022
Manchester United are envisioned to access an arrangement to poach Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth future 7 days – who has a near partnership with Jewell
At the moment, only Roberts continues to be at the club after Potter and the relaxation of his backroom staff were being dismissed from their roles back again in April 2023.
Talking to Brighton’s club site past summer season, Jewell mirrored on Winstanley’s departure and praised the ahead arranging at the seaside club.
‘Departures are aspect and parcel of football,’ Jewell reported in June final calendar year, ‘and even though it was unfortunate to see two genuinely fantastic men and women depart us, it has opened doorways to other folks, including me.
‘Following Paul’s departure, I took on the head of recruitment part on an interim foundation and it was incredibly substantially enterprise as normal.’
