Leeds United director of football Victor Orta is no longer under consideration for Chelsea's sporting director role.
What's the talk?
That's according to Ben Jacobs, with the CBS Sports journalist revealing in a recent post on Twitter that, despite the Spaniard reported to be one of the names on new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly's shortlist of candidates for the vacant position at Stamford Bridge, the 43-year-old is no longer an active target for the American.
In his tweet, Jacobs said: "Lots of candidates spoken to with various options explored. There may even be a 'group' recruitment head as/when Chelsea add other clubs to their portfolio allowing for a longer-term senior appointment. Luis Campos and Victor Orta are not under active consideration."
Fantastic news for Leeds
Considering just how impressive a job Orta has done over his five-and-a-half-year tenure as Leeds' director of football, Jacobs' claim that the Spaniard is no longer being considered by Chelsea is undoubtedly great news for everyone involved with the club.
With the 43-year-old making the move to Elland Road some 13 years since the Whites had last been playing Premier League football, Orta took just three years to right that wrong through his managerial appointments and transfer business.
Indeed, the Spaniard's first season at the club saw the arrivals of players such as Adam Forshaw, Pontus Jansson, Gjanni Alioski and Mateusz Klich - all of whom helped to elevate the quality of football played in LS11 almost immediately.
However, it was undoubtedly the director of football's appointment of Marcelo Biela in the summer of 2018 that proved the catalyst for dragging Leeds out of the second tier, with the Argentine coach being key to the club's 2020 promotion.
Indeed, following the further additions of players such as Patrick Bamford, Helder Costa and Illan Meslier, as well as Jack Harrison and Ben White on loan deals, the Whites would romp to the Championship title in 2019/20 - ending 16 years of hurt.
Since their promotion, Orta has continued to work hard in the transfer market to ensure that Leeds retain their top-flight status, with international players such as Raphinha, Robin Koch, Diego Llorente, Brenden Aaronson, Luis Sinisterra, Tyler Adams and Rasmus Kristensen all making the move to Elland Road over the past two years.
However, it has not only been the senior side that Orta has strengthened, as the 43-year-old has also brought some incredibly exciting young talent to Thorp Arch in recent seasons, with the likes of Joe Gelhadrt, Sonny Perkins, Sam Greenwood, Crysencio Summerville, Lewis Bate, Darko Gyabi and Mateo Joseph all linking up in the Whites academy setup.
As such, with Orta very much having been the man to have taken Leeds back to where they belong, ensuring the club remained a top-flight team and having meticulously planned for the Whites' future, the news that the architect of Leeds' recent success will be remaining at the club for the foreseeable is most certainly fantastic news for all involved with the Whites.