Highly rated set-piece coach Austin MacPhee has joined Chelsea's pre-season tour in Hong Kong after moving from Aston Villa.
The Scottish coach, 46, joins for an undisclosed release-clause fee in his contract amid competition from other Premier League and Saudi Pro League teams.
MacPhee has also been working with the Portugal national team for the past five years under Roberto Martinez, who resigned after the World Cup.
MacPhee helped Villa score more goals from set-pieces than any other team in Europe's top five leagues during the 2023-24 season.
They followed that by ranking among the top five a season later and finished joint-top with ***** nal in the Premier League last season.

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