Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been tipped to temporarily take a more 'hands on' role at the club following the resignation of Michael Emenalo as technical director in a bid to ensure that stability is maintained and there are no unsettling effects on the coaching staff or players.
News of Emenalo's decision to quit first surfaced earlier this week, with claims that he was choosing to step away in part to remove himself from a potential three-way power battle with chief negotiator Marina Granovskaia and manager Antonio Conte.
According to the Daily Telegraph, Abramovich recently visited Chelsea's Cobham training ground in a bid to get Emenalo, who first joined the club as a chief scout in 2007, to change his mind.