Chelsea poach 11th member of Brighton staff in last 18 months
Brighton and Hove Albion have confirmed that head of recruitment Sam Jewell has accepted an offer to join Chelsea - the 11th backroom team member to depart the Amex Stadium for Stamford Bridge in the last 18 months . Jewell took over from Paul Winstanley as Brighton's head of recruitment back in 2022, when Winstanley also joined Chelsea to take up the role of director of global talent and transfers. The Englishman has enjoyed incredible success in his role at Brighton, playing a key role in the signings of Alexis Mac Allister, Julio Enciso and Moises Caicedo among others. But Brighton have confirmed that Jewell will commence a period of gardening leave after accepting a new job at Chelsea, with Mike Cave, assistant technical director, taking over his responsibilities with the support of scouting and intelligence manager, George Holmes. Jewell is the latest in a long line of staff member s that Chelsea have poached from Brighton since Todd Boehly assumed control of the club from R...