Todd Boehly and Chelsea are close to formally appointing former RB Leipzig technical director Christopher Vivell at Stamford Bridge.
Vivell - who masterminded the signings of Erling Haaland and Karim Adeyemi at RB Salzburg - will over see the Blues transfer policy going forward, with the club already linked with a new striker in the shape of Molde's David Datro Fofana.
He had been operating in an advisory role at Stamford Bridge since October, but after securing a work permit he is set for formal appointment to the role, as per Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg.