The role has not been held at Stamford Bridge since 2017, following the departure of Michael Emenalo, but candidates vying for Roman Abramovich appear to want to appoint a person in charge of football operations. Indeed, The Athletic claimed that two of the original four parties vying for control had “closely monitored” Mitchell, who remains in Monaco. Paul Mitchell has emerged as a potential candidate to become Chelsea’s technical director There, the 40-year-old has received praise for his insightful transfer policy and it has been widely reported that several other clubs have noticed him. Mitchell also has experience with MK Dons, Southampton, Tottenham and RB Leipzig and took over his current role in June 2020. However, in recent weeks it has been suggested that he leave, with Manchester United strongly linked. The same publication added that Mitchell spoke with Monaco President Dmitry Rimbolovlev earlier this month. At this meeting, his importance for the club’s venture was underlined, strongly indicating that he would not be axed. Two selected candidates are said to be looking forward to Mitchell if they take over the management of the club As it stands, he has two years in his contract and has watched almost every match since moving to the principality from Leipzig. Whether he will be tempted to take the reins at Chelsea remains to be seen. He is credited with helping bring another successful season to his current club, which is currently sixth in Ligue 1 with a young team. The introduction of academy graduates, the better culture and the general improvement of player performance are also said to be the results of Mitchell’s work. Mitchell has received praise for his work in Monaco, who desperately want to stay Monaco is sixth in Ligue 1 and Mitchell has been credited with the success of the young team The high-profile figure is believed to have been on Newcastle’s radar after the acquisition of the high-profile, big-money earlier this season, and remains linked with the Premier League with Old Trafford bosses who are said to be interested in him as well. Mitchell was seen as a guest of interim boss Ralph Rangnick at a United FA Youth Cup match last month, sparking speculation that he might start working with him. Athletic says Rangnick has “backed” his former Red Bull team-mate in the club hierarchy if they choose to improve their current structure. The same publication previously reported that United want to bring in a deputy football manager to support John Mertow, its football manager. Mitchell recently joined Manchester United (top right, Ralph Rangnick) Todd Boehly’s consortium is one of three remaining in the Stamford Bridge acquisition process As early as 2018, BBC Sport claimed that Mitchell was being considered for a role at United. However, just last year the club brought in a new recruit to oversee his footballing activities, with Murtough being promoted internally. Regarding United’s previous interest in him, Mitchell told the Sun in 2018: “Manchester United is recognized as one of the biggest clubs in the world. “So any association with a club of this size, history and status is very flattering and I’m a Manchester boy.” Meanwhile, Raine Group, the bank that leads the sale of Chelsea, is expected to submit its preferred bid to the government this week.
