Finance guru: Chelsea facing ‘serious allegations’ as seven new arrivals confirmed
The “serious allegations” levied at the Chelsea marketing department have in part sparked sweeping changes at boardroom level.
That is the view of finance expert Doctor Dan Plumley, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the new regime’s to-do list at Stanford Bridge.
A consortium fronted by American billionaire Todd Boehly acquired Chelsea for £4.25billion in May after months of uncertainty following Roman Abramovich’s UK government-enforced sanctions.
A New York Times report published on Wednesday (29 June) details a bullying culture within Chelsea’s marketing department under Abramovich’s watch.
Although it is not known whether the workplace culture was a direct cause, former head of Chelsea TV Richard Bignell tragically died by suicide earlier this year.
Seven new directors were appointed by Boehly last Friday (1 July), according to the Blues’ Companies House page.
Plumley insists that the major changes behind the scenes are due in part to the new regime’s desire for a cultural reset.
“Organisational culture is paramount,” the Sheffield Hallam University expert told Football Insider’s Adam Williams.
“The new owners will have been looking at it anyway. But with serious allegations like these, that is only going to make them want to get on top of it even more quickly.
“It seems that is already happening given the number of resignations and changes we’ve seen at the board level. It seems like they are going for a fully fresh start.
“Tackling this issue comes into that and will be front and centre of what they are trying to do.”
Chairman Bruce Buck and director Marina Granovskia have both left their roles at Chelsea in recent weeks.
Performance adviser and former goalkeeper Petr Cech has also made way amid the fleet of new faces at Stanford Bridge.
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