{"id":3023,"date":"2026-09-03T05:59:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T05:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=3023"},"modified":"2026-09-03T05:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T05:59:21","slug":"chelsea-have-one-director-they-wont-let-go-for-any-price-after-interest-from-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=3023","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea have one director they won\u2019t let go for any price after interest from rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The likes of Cole Palmer and Moises Caicedo are not the only \u201cuntouchables\u201d at Chelsea.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back in June, it was reported that Chelsea have several players who have untouchable status<\/a> at the club, meaning that they will not be sold.<\/p>\n

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The above includes Palmer and Caicedo, but it looks like the Blues<\/a> also have a director who will not be allowed to join another outfit.<\/p>\n

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With Enzo Fernandez gone and Lamine Camara staying at Monaco, who should partner Moises Caicedo in midfield this season?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Chelsea have no intention of allowing Paul Winstanley to join another club<\/h2>\n

Paul Winstanley<\/a> is one of five sporting directors at Chelsea and has received a lot of criticism from supporters since arriving at the club from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2022.<\/p>\n

However, despite Chelsea having four more sporting directors and Winstanley receiving criticism, he is still valued very highly at Stamford Bridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In fact, according to The Telegraph<\/a>, Tottenham Hotspur were interested in Winstanley last season as they searched for a new sporting director, but Chelsea were not willing to sanction a move at any price.<\/p>\n

On paper, Chelsea have five sporting directors, including Winstanley, but each is thought to have a different responsibility at the club.<\/p>\n

For example, Winstanley is said to be tasked with negotiating with clubs and agents and putting contracts down on the table.<\/p>\n

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For all the criticism that Winstanley and co have come in for, Chelsea fans will be happy with the work that they did during the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

The club brought in some very good players, such as Morgan Rogers, Maxence Lacroix and Emiliano Martinez.<\/p>\n

Chelsea also set a record for money made from sales<\/a>, raking in more than \u00a3500m if you include add-ons and loan fees.<\/p>\n

Having failed to replace Enzo Fernandez on deadline day, it was not the perfect window. A lot of fans are disappointed with how Lamine Camara\u2019s move to Chelsea collapsed<\/a>. And while most of that frustration has been directed at AS Monaco, some supporters feel that the club should have had a replacement for Fernandez sorted much earlier.<\/p>\n

But overall, it was a superb transfer window, with Winstanley having a role in the success Chelsea had over the summer.<\/p>\n

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