Source: Telegraph
Frank Arnesen agrees new Chelsea deal
Arnesen's four-year contract was due to expire in the summer, but the Times reports that he will be moved on to a rolling deal which will see him become a permanent member of staff. [LNB]Arnesen joined Chelsea from Tottenham in 2005 with the task of overhauling their global scouting programme and youth structure. [LNB] Related ArticlesChelsea tell Mikel to wait on contractDelicious uncertainty of Champions League semi-finalsWill Ancelotti actually take the Chelsea job?Ballack and Essien dismiss Barca moansAlex shows true worth under Guus HiddinkGuus Hiddink has guile to sort out Chelsea?s defensive problemsHis position, however, came under threat earlier this year after failing to bring through a player from the youth set-up into the first team. [LNB]But since Jose Mourinho's departure in 2007, the former PSV Eindhoven general manager has become more involved in first-team matters and the club's transfer policy. [LNB]Mike Forde, the performance director, also joins Chelsea's board working alongside the executive board comprising Peter Kenyon, Bruce Buck and Eugene Tenenbaum. [LNB]Meanwhile, Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard believes the key to Guus Hiddink's success is simple - not to make football complicated. [LNB]Dutchman Hiddink is in charge at Stamford Bridge until the end of the season and has only tasted defeat once in 16 matches so far, guiding the club within reach of the Champions League final. [LNB]Lampard said: "I have never seen someone approach it as simply as Hiddink does. [LNB]"He knows his stuff. He doesn't over-talk, he doesn't try to fill you with 100 tactics, he just says the important things. There has been no magic wand and there has been no huge difference. That is the beauty of him." [LNB][LNB][LNB]
