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Jose Mourinho could be forced into an early reshuffle of his Chelsea backroom staff.

That is because there are fears within Stamford Bridge that highly-rated reserve team manager Dermot Drummy may leave the club.

Chelsea finally confirmed Mourinho’s return last week and the Portuguese will be joined by coaches Rui Faria, Silvino Louro and Jose Morais.

No further changes have been announced as yet, but Mourinho may have to cover for the possible departure of Drummy.

Doubts over Drummy’s future are not connected to the return of Mourinho or the Chelsea management situation.

It remains to be seen whether Mourinho would fight to try to keep Drummy or whether his reappointment would convince the former Arsenal youth coach to stay put if he receives a tempting offer.

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Chelsea have seen Steve Clarke, Brendan Rodgers and Andre Villas-Boas graduate from backroom positions into full management.

Sunday Mirror Sport understands Drummy was considered by Stevenage before they reappointed Graham Westley at the end of March.

The 52-year-old may also emerge as a candidate to replace Liam Brady as head of youth development at Arsenal, where he worked before joining Chelsea in 2009.

Drummy would most likely get Brady's vote, as it was the Irishman who first employed him, and he already has good links to Arsene Wenger, Steve Bould and Neil Banfield.

Despite splashing out a fortune on the academy and paying big money for their young stars, Chelsea are still struggling to provide them with a route to the first team.

Drummy last season guided a Chelsea Under-19 side to the final of the prestigious NextGen Series - dubbed the Champions League of youth football - where they lost to Aston Villa.

Ahead of the final, Drummy broke ranks to insist that Chelsea must start providing more first-team opportunities for their youngsters.