Cech's departure was announced Monday in the latest change under Chelsea's new ownership, which recently said sporting director Marina Granovskaia is also moving on.

``With the club under new ownership, I feel now is the right time for me to step aside,'' said Cech, who spent 11 seasons as a player at Stamford Bridge before taking the advisory role in 2019. ``I am pleased that the club is now in an excellent position with the new owners, and I am confident of its future success both on and off the pitch.''

Todd Boehly, the American businessman who fronted the purchase of the club, said Cech is ``important member of the Chelsea family'' and ``we wish him the best.''

Boehly, part-owner of Los Angeles Dodgers, is Chelsea's chairman and interim sporting director.

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