If Joe Shields were a player, the excellent story overhead would say that he’s had his head turned by Chelsea. But Joe Shields isn’t a gamer, so he’s merely made a profession choice like any type of other specialist in any other field of utilize may when a much better deal occurs.
Therefore, although Shields only simply joined Southampton in the summertime, from Manchester City, he’s reportedly consented to make the button to Chelsea instead. (As well as his very first order of business has been to validate that the additional silly story of Chelsea bidding ₤ 50m for Roméo Lavia was undoubtedly simply ridiculous nonsense.).
It’s a somewhat awkward circumstance obviously, with Southampton evidently currently placing Shields on administrative leave the other day complying with Chelsea’s (surprise) approach. Ought to he officially approve, the relocation can be based on an extensive notice period and also horticulture leave, possibly as long as 6 months, though according to The Athletic, Southampton could be willing to minimize that in exchange for chilly difficult cash.
Shields’ experience and also zone of comfort is mainly in youth as well as academy recruiting, which is evidently likewise why he’s readied to sign up with just as a “co-director” of sport, recruiting, ability, whatever we intend to call it. According to the Telegraph, we could be seeking to add as many as four (4!) new people in the coming months (including technological supervisor Christopher Vivell, and perhaps Stuart Webber, presently the Norwich City technical supervisor), as we remain to spruce up the whole behind-the-scenes procedure.
Hello, my name is Kevin B. Nelson. I’ve been a Journalist at the Southampton Daily News since 2012. I’ve always been interested in the news and telling stories, and I’m very lucky to have a job that I love. I’m always looking for new and interesting stories to share with our readers, and I believe that the news should be accessible to everyone.
