Here is all you need to know about Josh Marsh as Chelsea eyes the Swansea City Head of Football Operations
Josh Marsh, who now serves as Swansea City’s head of football operations, is set to take over as Chelsea’s loans manager, a report in BBC suggests.
Who is Josh Marsh Swansea City ex-Head of Football Operations set to become Chelsea FC loans manager
When Swansea named Paul Watson their sporting director last summer, speculation over his future started. As per an official statement by Swansea, they wrote:
Swansea City can confirm head of football operations Josh Marsh has left his role to pursue other opportunities.
The club statement ended thanking him:
Swansea City would like to place on record its thanks to Josh for his efforts during his time at the club and wishes him every success for the future.”
🚨🔵 Chelsea are closing in on the appointment of Josh Marsh from Swansea as loans manager.
He'll be active for #CFC but also Strasbourg connection and other clubs set to be part of BlueCo group in the future.
It's imminent, as @David_Ornstein called. pic.twitter.com/zXvBleJCHh
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 16, 2024
Who is Josh Marsh?
Josh Marsh most recently led Swansea City as their Head of Football Operations who was appointed by the club in the summer of 2023.
Fabrizio Romano has stated that he will be useful for the Blues, Strasbourg, and other teams that will eventually be a part of the BlueCo organisation. He appears destined to be the loans manager at Stamford Bridge, which might entail supervising West London players on loan and possibly contributing to the decision-making process over which young players should be loaned out and for how long.
In June 2022, Marsh moved from Huddersfield to work under Watson. However, the 30-year-old has now left. Upon his initial appointment, Marsh was given control over every football-related division at Swansea, including player acquisition.
However, Watson brought with him a “particular focus” on player recruiting as well as overall management of Swansea’s football operations upon his arrival from Luton Town.
He attended Hartpury College and played in the Wrexham junior system before joining Southampton and Wolves as a scout. Despite witnessing Michael Duff struggle before Luke Williams took his position, Marsh hasn’t overseen a great deal of success this term.
Even Williams has had trouble producing results at times; the Welsh team’s confidence was not greatly boosted by their 4-0 home loss to Leeds United.
Meanwhile, for the previous nine years, his brother Ed Marsh has worked as a scout for Chelsea.