Paul Winstanley joins Chelsea from Brighton after golf equipment agree compensation bundle

Paul Winstanley has left his place as Brighton & Hove Albion’s head of recruitment to take up a brand new position at Chelsea after the 2 Premier League golf equipment agreed on a big compensation bundle.

Chelsea got permission to talk to Winstanley final month, before he was then placed on gardening leave after formally resigning at Brighton after eight years with the south coast aspect.

As The Athletic reported last month, Sam Jewell shall be promoted to switch Winstanley as Brighton’s performing head of recruitment.

“I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of Chelsea and to proceed working with Graham Potter and his crew,” Winstanley mentioned. “There’s a actual sense of pleasure and momentum across the new possession and this venture. I’m trying ahead to working with such an impressive group of colleagues because the membership strikes into a brand new period.”

Brighton technical director David Weir mentioned: “Paul has been an vital a part of our recruitment and general progress in his time on the membership, and naturally we didn’t need to see him go away.

“Nevertheless, we perceive that he sees this as an thrilling alternative to maneuver right into a extra senior place and a special problem at a brand new membership.”

Winstanley has taken up the position of director of worldwide expertise and transfers at Chelsea, who’ve been revamping their recruitment set-up following the Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital takeover earlier this yr.

Boehly has already made strides in bringing key personnel to Chelsea, with Joe Shields, Christopher Vivell and Laurence Stewart all having joined or anticipated to affix the membership.

Brighton deputy chairman and chief government Paul Barber added: “We want Paul nicely and thank him for all he has finished throughout his time on the membership. In step with our membership’s coverage of being ready with speedy high-quality cowl within the occasion we lose key employees, Sam Jewell will step up as performing head of recruitment, supported by our technical director David Weir.

“We’ve got a superb recruitment crew and infrastructure in place, who can even give Sam all of the help and experience he wants. So, whereas we’re dissatisfied to lose Paul, we all know we are able to take up this modification, as we transfer ahead into the January switch window.”

Winstanley is the sixth member of the Brighton employees to affix head coach Graham Potter at Chelsea, alongside along with his assistant Billy Reid, coaches Bjorn Hamberg and Bruno Saltor, goalkeeping coach Ben Roberts and participant recruiter Kyle Macaulay.

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