January 05 News According to an exclusive report by Guardian reporter Jacob Steinberg, Todd Burleigh and
Clear Lake Capital has been overseeing a large-scale internal reorganization since taking over at Stamford Bridge last year and is understood to be keeping a close eye on Brighton’s signing pattern.
Chelsea have helped their efforts with three recruits from Brighton since the start of the season: Graham Potter as head coach, Kyle Macaulay as a signings analyst, Paul Wendy.
Stanley serves as Director of Global Talent and Transfers.
And shortly after they bought Chelsea, some senior figures left, and the shift in focus led to more changes in the signings department.
The most recent departures are their two European scouting coordinators: Sven Dvoracek, who is due to return to Liverpool, and Leonardo Macieri, who has accepted a job with City Football Group.
Dvoracek, who has been at Chelsea since August 2021, has worked closely with Macieri to scout talent in Europe.
The 32-year-old was hired by head of international scouting Scott McLachlan, who left the club last September.
McLachlan was most recently employed by US-based Global Football Holdings, which has stakes in clubs in Germany, Portugal and Belgium.
It is understood that Dvorachek and Macieri have been poached on good terms.
But as Chelsea try to introduce a satellite club model, data will become more important than traditional scouting.
While scouts look for talent in specific parts of the world, each analyst will now focus on a specific area of the pitch.
Meanwhile, longtime Chelsea staff have admitted that there are many benefits to Chelsea’s increasing adoption of statistics, not least because Brighton have been so successful in the transfer market.
Traditional scouts will still have a role at the club.