The Chelsea chief's dismissal comes three months after the new owners promised to ‘instil a new environment consistent with our values’. CFC
Chelsea chief sacked over ‘inappropriate messages’ that made agent ‘feel threatened’Chelsea have reportedly sacked their commercial director Damian Willoughby for sending ‘inappropriate messages’ to football finance agent Catalina Kim.
‘Evidence of inappropriate messages sent by Mr Willoughby, prior to his appointment at Chelsea FC earlier this month, has recently been provided to and investigated by the Club. While they were sent prior to his employment at the Club, such behaviour runs absolutely counter to the workplace environment and corporate culture being established by the Club’s new ownership.
The report claims Kim showed Glick the ‘inappropriate messages’ in which Willoughby asked her if she was naked, posted an allegedly explicit video, brought up the subject of having sex. The messages are said to have become angry in March after Kim invested in Sir Martin Broughton’s consortium who were rivalling Todd Boehly’s bid to buy Chelsea, having rejected a proposal from Willoughby to do the same.