Chelsea legend Claude Makelele has left his role as the club's technical mentor

Chelsea legend Claude Makelele has left his role as the club's technical mentor.

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• Makelele has left the club
• Returned in 2019
• Looking for a new job

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The former Blues star made 217 appearances for the club during his time as a player and returned in 2019 in an overseeing role. Makelele was working with individual academy players and those who were out on loan.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Reports suggest that Makelele has reached a mutual agreement with the Stamford Bridge club to depart as a technical mentor. He played in a Chelsea Legends game earlier this month, but the 50-year-old had left the club prior to the fixture.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Makelele has worked in several dugouts since his retirement in 2011. He has managed Bastia and Eupen, and been an assistant manager at both Paris Saint-Germain and Swansea City; Makelele has also been a technical director at AS Monaco.

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  WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

  Chelsea will next be in action against Brighton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.