Chelsea owners wish to hire a new sporting director in November.
After the appointment of new manager Graham Potter, the primary objective now is to secure a “world-class sporting director" by November, with the club speaking to a select group of candidates, says the Sunday World.
The timescale would appear to rule out Michael Edwards since he does not want to make any decision until the new year. The process will be similar to that of a head coach, with Potter heavily consulted.
The idea is to build a long-term approach akin to what they have done with the LA Dodgers, where Dave Roberts has been in place since becoming the owners' first coaching appointment in 2016.
That is one reason Potter has been given a five-year contract, as he spoke in his interview of his willingness to work on a project that brings playing talent, technical quality and analytics together.
