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Chelsea managing director Christian Purslow to leave at end of season

Chelsea managing director Christian Purslow is stepping down at the end of the season, the club have announced.

Purslow, 53, moved to Stamford Bridge in 2014 after performing a similar role at Liverpool and helped negotiate commercial deals including major kit and shirt sponsorship deals with Nike and Yokohama Rubber during his time in SW6.

"I am proud of what we have all achieved, with Chelsea ‎now enjoying great success off the field as well as on it and a commercial team in place to help cement Chelsea's position at the top of the game," Purslow told the club's official website.