Chelsea fans hoping for big personnel changes at the club today were likely expecting to see Mauricio Pochettino given the boot. Instead, there’s been an addition upstairs. Todd Kline has joined the club in an as yet unnamed “senior business role” from Spurs, and will start work once he has completed a period of gardening leave.
Ben Jacobs has added some detail to the story as the day has gone on. Kline will be part of the club’s “leadership team” and it looks like his main work will come on the stadium. Chelsea want him to focus on “non football income,” which probably means something similar to what Spurs have done with their stadium: music concerts, NFL games, monster truck rallies etc.
Kline will join in a senior business role as an addition to the leadership team. He’ll play a part in #CFC‘s stadium plans. Chelsea want him to explore non-football income, which will be a more consistent income stream after 2030 once a new/developed stadium is likely functional. https://t.co/wRq7Wkikye
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) February 5, 2024
Jacobs claims that this will all be taking place after 2030 when a new stadium is functional. That seems a huge assumption to make on the evidence of the last few years.
