Chelsea are stepping up their efforts to appoint a successor to former technical director Michael Emenalo.

Emenalo left Chelsea last November, eventually joining Monaco, and the club are yet to replace him, with director Marina Granovskaia taking on his key responsibilities.

Granovskaia has been in sole charge of transfers and the club’s loanees over the past two transfer windows since Emenalo’s departure, having shelved the process to replace him.

Chelsea decided to prioritise their managerial situation and player trading ahead of replacing Emenalo with somebody who might need time to feel their way into the job.

But with the appointment of new head coach Maurizio Sarri now complete and the summer transfer window drawing to a close, with the European and Football League loan window shutting at the end of August, Chelsea will seriously consider their options.