Source: Daily_Mail
Frank Arnesen out at Chelsea: Carlo Ancelotti aide calls time - EXCLUSIVE
EXCLUSIVE Frank Arnesen has thrown Chelsea into further disarray by telling owner Roman Abramovich he will leave when his contract expires at the end of the season. [LNB]It means manager Carlo Ancelotti, under pressure despite winning the Double last season, will lose another close confidant, having seen Ray Wilkins removed as assistant coach a fortnight ago. [LNB]Arnesen, Chelsea's director of football, plans to walk away from Stamford Bridge just as some of the young players he has brought in start to establish themselves in Ancelotti's first team. [LNB] That's your Lotti: Close aide of manager Carlo, Frank Arnesen will leave Chelsea at the end of the season[LNB]Manchester City and Aston Villa are among the Premier League clubs interested in keeping the 54-year-old Dane in English football. [LNB]Arnesen was at Chelsea's training base in Surrey on Friday but may now be on borrowed time. It means more disruption behind the scenes for a club rocked by the sacking of Wilkins, Ancelotti's popular assistant manager, earlier this month. Wilkins is currently in a legal dispute over the decision. [LNB] Trouble at Bridge: Ancelotti is still reeling over the departure of No 2 Ray Wilkins[LNB]Chelsea paid Tottenham £5million compensation for Arnesen to join them in June 2005. Originally in charge of all player recruitment, his role has altered and he now controls the development of young players in the academy. [LNB]Last season, the Blues won the FA Youth Cup for the first time in 49 years and, this season some of those players have graduated to the first team, like Josh McEachran, Gael Kakuta, Patrick van Aanholt and Jeffrey Bruma. [LNB] Pain game: Chelsea travel to Newcastle looking to end their poor run of form in the league[LNB]Backroom upheaval has undermined Ancelotti's attempt to defend the Barclays Premier League title he won in his first season at Stamford Bridge. [LNB]Chelsea have lost both their Premier League games since Wilkins was fired and Ancelotti admits: 'I am under pressure.' [LNB] Martin Samuel: Ancelotti isn't calling the shots at Chelsea - it's AbramovichSpurs set to win White Hart Lane fight that may end scramble for 2012 groundChelsea 9 Manchester City 0: The scoreline that has caused a major stirCHELSEA FC
