Chelsea head of international scouts Scott McLachlan has left the Stamford Bridge club.
The move is said to have been a long-held ambition and the decision was taken on his terms. He is understood to be taking up an executive-level role elsewhere in football.
McLachlan is thought to be departing Chelsea with the club’s best wishes. He remains highly respected by the previous and current ownership.
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His final day at Chelsea was on Friday. He is now on three months gardening leave.
He had been in his role since the beginning of the 2011-12 campaign and was an integral part of the recruitment operation across an extremely successful, if often tumultuous, period in Chelsea’s history.
Chelsea themselves are hoping to appoint a sporting director before the January transfer window.
McLachlan previously worked at Fulham as a technical scout. Before that, he was also head of performance analysis at Southampton.
Chelsea beat London rivals West Ham United 2-1 on Saturday and next face an away trip to Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday in the Champions League.
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