Makelele to return to Chelsea in youth development role

The Frenchman, who starred at Stamford Bridge, will join Petr Cech and Frank Lampard in returning to West London next season

Claude Makelele will return to Chelsea’s Cobham training base tomorrow as he returns to the Blues as the new Young Player Technical Mentor.

Makelele’s new job will focus on the club’s young talent as well as the players the club has loaned out. He will also have an ambassadorial role for Chelsea.

According to Chelsea’s website there are 17 players contracted to the club currently on loan elsewhere.