Thomas Tuchel glad to focus on coaching Chelsea as Todd Boehly searches for sporting director

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has admitted that he is glad to focus on coaching his team now the transfer window has shut.

The Blues were the heaviest spenders during the summer transfer window, bringing in the likes of Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly, Marc Cucurella, Wesley Fofana, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Denis Zakaria.

Tuchel was heavily involved in identifying targets to build his team, having to bring in defenders as a matter of urgency once Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen decided to depart the club last summer.

The German did not have much time to relax over the summer, working closely with the new ownership at Stamford Bridge to ensure his squad were ready to compete.

With Petr Cech and Marina Granovskaia departing, Todd Boehly acted as interim sporting director during the summer, personally overseeing the Blues' transfer business.

It is thought that Boehly will now seek to hire a permanent sporting director in order to help Tuchel and Chelsea with future deals.

Speaking after Chelsea's 2-1 victory over West Ham on Saturday, Tuchel admitted that he is happy to return to his day job as a coach and focus on preparing his team as the transfer window has closed.

When asked about the search for a sporting director to ease his workload, the German said: "I'm not involved in that, I have to say.

"I am so, so happy. I had the feeling for one-and-a-half days, I shifted back to 100% being a coach, which I enjoy a lot and where my full energy will go from now on. We need that energy going into the team.

"It's a very complex situation with sporting directors and which role they have. They are very different in different countries and clubs."

Tuchel continued to discuss the role of Cech at Chelsea, who left earlier in the summer, admitting that he is still adapting to life without the former Blue.

"It's no secret that I loved to work with Petr," he continued.

"The communication and having this kind of legend at Cobham, who took care of not only our building but the academy and the culture of the club, was a pure pleasure for me. It's a big change not to have him, and we're still adapting."

The head coach finalised by admitting that it is not up to him to appoint a successor to Cech as Chelsea look to the likes of Michael Edwards and Paul Mitchell to fill the vacancy.

"I am not actively involved in the search or building of a new structure.

"I'm not so sure it is my job."

Tuchel will now prepare his side for their Champions League opener against Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday.