Marina Granovskaia Could Leave Chelsea Director Role As Early As Tuesday With Todd Boehly Braced To Take Control

Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia could depart the club as early as Tuesday, according to reports.

This comes as Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital ring in the changes at Chelsea following their takeover in May.

The Blues hierarchy is set to change, with Chelsea confirming that Bruce Buck would also step down as Chairman from 30 June.

When speaking about his time at Chelsea, Buck said: "I am proud to have helped Chelsea realise great success on the pitch and make a positive impact in the community. Now is the right time to step down and let new ownership build on the strong foundations we have in place.

"The owners have a compelling vision for Chelsea's future, and I look forward to helping them achieve it in this new role alongside our incredible staff, players, coaches and supporters."

And now it appears that Granovskaia could follow him out the door, a day after he announced his departure.

It was previously reported that Granovskaia is set to depart Chelsea following the takeover, however the date of her departure was unknown.

Bruce Buck and Marina Granovskaia before Chelsea play at Wembley Stadium. (Alamy)

Now, Nizaar Kinsella has reported that Granovskaia could announce her departure as early as Tuesday.

Guy Laurence and Eugene Tenenbaum had previously left, both sharing a close working relationship with former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.

Granovskaia also shares a similarly close relationship with the Russian-born former owner and looks set to depart.

This could come as a blow to head coach Thomas Tuchel, who previously admitted that he wished to see Granovskaia remain.

When asked about Petr Cech and Granovskaia’s roles under the new owners earlier in the season, the Blues boss said: "This will not be my choice. 

"This is part of it. I can only tell you until now it was an excellent relationship that worked so well for me and also hopefully the two others to take these decisions and have updates in a small circle of communication and responsibility.

"Hopefully it will stay like this but I have no influence in it, no information if it will.”

Performance Advisor Petr Cech and Chelsea FC Director Marina Granovskaia watch on during the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge. (Alamy)

Granovskaia has overseen much of the transfer business during her time at Chelsea, with the Blues yet to make any additions to Tuchel’s first team squad so far this season.

It is believed that upon her departure, Technical and Performance advisor Cech and head of football operations David Barnard could step in to conduct transfer business.

Further announcements are set to take place, with Daniel Finkelstein and Barbara Charone set to take their places as non-executive board members as the Blues look ahead to the future under the Boehly-Clearlake consortium.

The Blues will be hoping to sort the off-the-field business before focusing on making improvements to their squad.

Boehly has also been charged with the task of finding a solution to Romelu Lukaku's situation.

The Belgian looks set for a return to Inter Milan, with the Blues eyeing up potential replacements this summer.