Chelsea have appointed a brand new technical director for his or her academy.

Adjustments within the membership’s buildings are in full swing.

Switch Floor Guru studies that Chelsea have employed Glenn van der Kraan earlier this week. The Dutchman will change into technical director of the academy. Glenn has beforehand labored within the academies of Manchester Metropolis, Feyenoord and Anderlecht.

Van der Kraan’s appointment comes because the membership restructures the academy, with adjustments to the programme designed to ease gamers’ transition from youth to grownup soccer. Chelsea need gamers to be instilled with the concepts and magnificence of play they will anticipate within the first group from a younger age.