Thierry Laurent, the team’s long-serving head physiotherapist, has been fired by Chelsea’s new owners, led by Todd Boehly.
The physiotherapist joined the club’s senior players in 2005 and was elevated to his current position as head physio in 2014.
Laurent contributed significantly behind the scenes to the club’s Champions League and Premier League championship victories throughout his seventeen years of service.
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According to The Daily Mail, Laurent was fired during the international break. On Tuesday, he was only informed of his dismissal over a “brief zoom call.”
The news comes after Stamford Bridge’s medical director, Dr. Paco Biosca, announced his departure after serving there for 11 years.
According to The Athletic, Laurent was “shocked” to learn of his abrupt termination during the zoom conversation after learning that the new owners intend to hire someone of their choosing.
Laurent follows in the footsteps of recent departures like that of Thomas Tuchel, a former manager, Marina Granovskaia, Bruce Buck, and Petr Cech.
The players, especially those who have been with the club for a while, will feel Laurent’s departure just as deeply.
Recall that On January 31, 2022, Lampard assumed the position in place of the fired Rafael Benitez.
Iwobi started to play in more games at Goodison Park after his arrival.
Lampard said, as reported by Echo, “When I first got into the club and you’re trying to assess players really quickly, and Alex in training – quiet lad, really decent lad, low maintenance – I saw him in training and went ‘wow, this child can run.