Chelsea are set to appoint Liverpool’s former scouting and recruitment director David Fallows to a new role – a year after his departure following a long spell at Anfield.
Fallows left Liverpool after 12 years in October 2024, having played a key role in the club’s rise under Fenway Sports Group.
He worked closely as part of the transfer staff, along with sporting directors Michael Edwards and Julian Ward, as well as chief scout Barry Hunter.
But the 45-year-old is now expected to join Chelsea in what appears to be a similar but expanded role to the one he held at Liverpool for more than a decade.
The Telegraph‘s Sam Wallace is among those reporting the approach from west London, with Fallows set to work within a recruitment set-up with sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart.
His duties will cover “scouting and data, player development pathways and loans and football operations,” as well as “the recruitment of coaches and staff as well as players.”
It is unlikely there will be any frustration over Fallows’ move at Liverpool after he delayed his decision to leave last year to support the transition to a new leadership group with Edwards, Ward, Hunter and Richard Hughes.
The Premier League champions have effectively replaced Fallows amid both an internal role reshuffle and the appointment of a number of new officials.
Liverpool’s major staff restructuring
Edwards is in place as CEO of football at Fenway Sports Group Department also returned to the role of technical director within the ownership group.
Hughes was appointed as Liverpool’s new sporting director David Woodfine – previously the club’s director of loan management – was re-hired as his assistant.
Pedro Marquis joined from Benfica as director of football development at FSG Hans Leitert was appointed the group’s global head of goalkeeping.
Gary Probert has since joined from Ipswich as head of loan management and Matt Newberrywho had filled the role after leaving the academy’s recruitment team, has been promoted to director of global talent.
Liverpool also brought in two new first-team scouts from Bournemouth Craig McKee And Mark Burchillplus former player Stewart Downing in the role of global talent scout.
Kyle Wallbankspreviously first-team scouting coordinator, became global talent scouting manager shortly after Fallows’ departure.
The club has also been named Laurie Shawformer director of football data at City Football Group, appointed as new chief scientist in April.
Liverpool won the Premier League, Champions League, Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup and Carabao Cup (twice) during Fallows’ time on Merseyside.
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