Chelsea have sacked their commercial director less than a month after employing him after it emerged that he had sent 'inappropriate messages' to a female football finance agent before he joined the club.
The west London side confirmed that they had terminated the contract of Damian Willoughby 'with immediate effect' after they were made aware of the content of the messages sent to Catalina Kim.
Willoughby was in his second spell at Stamford Bridge having also worked for Manchester City and EA Sports. He took a key role, with Chelsea's new US owners looking to maximise off-the-field revenue.