Chelsea are pushing to sign Brighton's Head of Recruitment, Paul Winstanley, just weeks after the Blues raided the south-coast side for boss Graham Potter.
Winstanley knows Potter well from their time working together at Brighton and it now appears he is closing in on a switch to Chelsea.
Controlling co-owner Todd Boehly is determined to beef up Chelsea's recruitment team and former RB Leipzig chief Christopher Vivell, who left the German club last month, and Joe Shields, who is leaving Southampton, among those expected to join.
Blues owner Todd Boehly has made several changes to the London club behind the scenes
Monaco's technical director, Laurence Stewart, has agreed to make the move to Stamford Bridge, with Winstanley now seen as the next priority.