Chelsea have confirmed that Marina Granovskaia will step down from her role as director of the club at the culmination of the summer transfer window. The 47-year-old follows Bruce Buck standing down as the Blues’ chairman earlier in the week.
The Russian-Canadian businesswoman was still speaking to representatives of players as recently as last week and has been Chelsea’s figurehead for transfers, contracts and sponsorship deals for a number of years. However, new co-owner Todd Boehly is said to have led talks over the departure of Romelu Lukaku. Among the American’s first challenges will…
