Laurence Stewart is to leave Chelsea as co-sporting director by mutual consent. Standard Sport understands that Stewart will depart Chelsea in the near future, though his exit is not immediate and he will continue to attend some Chelsea games in the coming weeks.
Departure after four years
Stewart joined Chelsea from Monaco as technical director in October 2022 and is now due to leave the club after four years. The decision is understood to be a mutual one and was taken after amicable talks between Stewart and the Chelsea owner Behdad Eghbali.
Duties redistributed
It has been described as part of the club’s natural evolution and Stewart’s duties have been shared out among Sam Jewell and Joe Shields in recent weeks and months. Though the decision had not been made by May, Chelsea believe Stewart’s exit will fall in line with a number of changes of direction that took place around that time as senior figures hired Xabi Alonso as Liam Rosenior’s managerial successor and made key decisions to future-proof the club and the first team.
There are no plans for a replacement at present.
