Chelsea hire new set-piece coach after agreeing £750,000 deal with London rivals

Chelsea will have a new specialist set-piece coach from the start of the 2024/25 campaign after recruiting Bernardo Cueva from west London rivals Brentford.

As reported by Fabrizio Romano via X.com , Chelsea will pay Brentford £750,000 in compensation for the 36-year-old.

The move will see Cueva leave Brentford after almost four years, having joined the club’s coaching staff in September 2020.

Confirmed: Bernardo Cueva leaves Brentford to join Chelsea as new set-piece coach starting from next season.