Members of Maurizio Sarri’s coaching team were reportedly left confused by the arrival of Rob Green, who joined the club on a free transfer this week.
The Times reports that Sarri’s back-room team had not earmarked the player as a transfer target and the Italian boss had no say in the matter.
Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia, who is in Italy this week for transfer talks, is said to have handled the transfer independently.
The report claims that while the move came as a surprise to Sarri and his team, it is not something he is necessarily unhappy about, with Green unlikely to ever feature in the first-team.
The Blues continued their trend of having three experienced first-team goalkeepers by snapping up the former England international on a one-year deal.
The departure of Eduardo, who joined Vitesse on a season-long loan, left Chelsea without a third-choice stopper.
The former Norwich and Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper does boost Chelsea’s homegrown quota, with the Blues keen to adhere to the Premier League rules.
