Marina Granovskaia leaves Chelsea director role as chairman Todd Boehly confirms new board members

Chelsea have confirmed the departure of director Marina Granovskaia as part of new chairman Todd Boehly’s shake-up at the club. Boehly leads the consortium that bought Chelsea from Roman Abramovich last month, with the takeover costing £4.25bn.

Ad/> Abramovich’s exit has resulted in chairman Bruce Buck stepping down, with Granovskaia also leaving after spending the best part of a decade overseeing the club’s transfers and contract renewals. TransfersArsenal face competition to land Jesus and Raphinha — Paper Round5 HOURS AGO “We thank Marina for her many years of excellent service to the club and wish her all the best in her future ventures,” said Boehly.

In a statement, the club added Granovskaia “will remain available” for the remainder of the summer transfer window “to support the transition”. Boehly, meanwhile, will be the club’s interim sporting director until the club names a full-time replacement, with the American currently working on Romelu Lukaku’s loan move back to Inter.

Buck to step down as Chelsea chairman, Granovskaia could follow Chelsea’s transfer shortlist revealed as Lukaku prepares to leave on loan – Paper Round Chelsea plan Sterling transfer ahead of Lukaku exit to Inter Milan — Paper Round With Boehly the chairman effectively immediately, Chelsea also confirmed on Tuesday that the other board members include: BehdadEghbali and Jose E. Feliciano, co-controlling owners of Chelsea FC, and co-founders and managing partners of Clearlake Capital Mark Walter, co-owner of Chelsea FC, co-founder and CEO of Guggenheim Partners, owner of Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Sparks Hansjorg Wyss, co-owner of Chelsea FC, founder of the Wyss Foundation Jonathan Goldstein, co-owner of Chelsea