**Chelsea have confirmed that Calum McFarlane has been promoted to the role of first-team coach.**
McFarlane, who was managing the club’s Under-21s, took caretaker charge of the first team for two matches following the recent departure of Enzo Maresca.
The 41-year-old impressed and has therefore been given a key role as part of new head coach Liam Rosenior’s staff.
Kalifa Cisse and Justin Walker will also be first-team coaches, having come from French club Strasbourg along with Rosenior.
Ben Warner, another to have arrived from Strasbourg, has joined Chelsea as first-team analyst.
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