What transfer supremo Marina Granovskaia has done since leaving Chelsea

At one time, Marina Granovskaia was hailed as one of the best sporting directors in football. Working closely with former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, Granovskaia managed to sell the Blues as a top destination for some of the world's greatest players. Among those she managed to bring through the door at Stamford Bridge were Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante as the club continuously battled at the top of the Premier League.

However, after Abramovich left the club following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the 49-year-old followed swiftly afterwards with Todd Boehly bringing in his own team to oversee transfers. Chelsea's downward spiral since then has been linked to Granovskaia's departure with the Blues operating a scattergun approach to signings since the American joined.

Surprisingly since her exit, Granovskaia has not popped up at a rival football club so what has she been doing with her time post-Chelsea? football.london has taken a closer look.

Considering her talent for player recruitment, Granovskaia was tipped to return to football straight away. Upon her exit from Stamford Bridge, the 49-year-old received a hefty £35million bonus and was linked with an immediate reunion with Abramovich at Spartak Moscow with the billionaire thought to be keen on the club.

However, this deal never materialised and Granovskaia has not been tempted by any other jobs.

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With her popularity still high with the fanbase, it was not surprising to see the 49-year-old make a swift return to the Bridge but merely in a spectator capacity. After just one month of exiting the club, Granovskaia returned for the Chelsea vs Bayern Munich legends' game in memory of