Dynamic incentive plan for February** Premier League side Chelsea since the arrival of new American owner Todd Boehly (Todd Boehly) in May 2022, the Blues have been frantically "scrambling for talent", as of September last year, the transfer fee alone has exceeded the £1 billion mark, among which the most "robbed" team has been the first to promote Brighton, and 11 professional players have been poached in the past 17 months.
Chelsea is full of talent, and this season is still not good, the standard is extremely fluctuating, when they play well, Manchester City and Arsenal can't win against them, and they face the lower teams Everton and Forest, but they are defeated. On the other hand, Brighton's talent pool has been repeatedly emptied, and the two-front battle can still maintain a good combat level and record.
The two teams are in league standings.Sam Jewell, Brighton's head of recruitment, has agreed to join Chelsea, with Italian football journalist Fabrizio Romano saying he will be part of a plan to bring in new players to several teams.2022 23: Brighton 6th (Europa League qualification) Chelsea 12th.
2023 24 (as of latest): Brighton 7th Chelsea 10th.
Sam Jewell is already the 11th professional player to join Chelsea from Brighton in the last 17 months since Todd Boehly took over, with five managers, three players and three key transfer-related players.
Coaching: Graham Potter has left, Billy Reid has left, BJ Rn Hamberg has left, Bruno Saltor, goalkeeper Ben RobertsIn 2022, Chelsea bought Brighton goalkeeper Mark Cucurella for £62 million, before manager Graham Potter arrived.Players: Moisés Caicedo, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sánchez
Staff: Head of Recruitment Sam Jewell, Transfer Analyst Kyle McCauley, Global Director of Talent and Transfers Paul Winstanley
A month later, Graham Potter not only joined Chelsea from Brighton to replace the sacked Duts, but also left in one go, with his right-hand man, assistant manager Billy Reid, first-team coaches Bjorn Hamberg and Bruno Bruno and goalkeeper Ben Roberts joining him to the Blues, and Brighton's coaching staff was emptied at one time. Kyle McCcaulley, Brighton's assistant head of recruitment and transfer analyst at the time, also moved along.
Chelsea reportedly paid Brighton a whopping £16 million 'break-up fee' and an additional £5.5 million to £6.5 million in compensation for the coaching staff in order to poach Graham Potter.
By November 2022, Chelsea had resigned Brighton's chief scout Paul Winstanley to a resounding position as Director of Global Talent and Transfers.
However, Graham Potter's record at Chelsea has not been satisfactory, and he was sacked in early April 2023 after less than seven months in charge, with Billy Reid leaving the club. Graham Porter led only 12 wins, 8 draws and 11 defeats in 31 games, an average of 1With 27 points, he is tied with Glenn Hoddle as the lowest average Premier League manager in Chelsea history (only managers who have led more than 20 games are counted). He left Chelsea 11th in the Premier League.
Graham Potter's two first-team coaches remain in place for the time being, with Bruno Bruno taking over as interim manager before leading the way before Frank Lampard stepped in. Mauricio Pochettino took charge in the summer of 2023, Björn Hamberg also left Chelsea, and Bruno remained until September of the same year. Of Graham Potter's coaching staff, goalkeeper Ben Roberts is now the only one left at Chelsea.
However, Chelsea have not dampened their interest in Brighton's professional players because Graham Potter and his coaching staff have come and gone. On August 5, 2023, Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was first brought in for £25 million, and a week later, they made a bid of 1£1.5 billion to snatch Moises Caicedo from Liverpool.
The Blues have had a new breed of managers, coaching staff and players, but there has been no significant improvement in performance this season. Last season, they finished 12th in the Premier League, and this season's occasional good results make it only 10th in the league table for the time being. Brighton have been robbed of key players and key staff members repeatedly, but their results have risen to the next level, replacing Graham Potter Italy boss Roberto De Zerbi, who led the team to European qualification for the first time last season, finishing sixth in Brighton's history in the top flight.
Even if Brighton lose Moises Caicedo and Robert Sanchez this season, their defensive ability has been weakened, their performance is not as consistent as last season, and they have to play on two fronts in the Europa League, and they are still in seventh place in the Premier League. Even if the two sides are not as far apart as last season, Brighton are currently three places above Chelsea in the Premier League, three points more.
It remains to be seen whether the combination of the three transfer masters will help Chelsea get back on track with Sam Jewell, Brighton's head of recruitment for the reunion of Kyle McCauley and Paul Winstanley.