Chelsea Close to Hiring Aston Villa Set-Piece Coach Austin MacPhee

Aston Villa set-piece coach Austin MacPhee is reportedly close to joining Chelsea, where he would work under Xabi Alonso. MacPhee joined Villa in 2021 and has worked with Dean Smith, Steven Gerrard and Unai Emery. He also serves as an assistant manager with Portugal. Villa scored 29 goals from set pieces in the 2025/26 season, matching Arsenal for the highest total in Europe. The club have scored 74 set-piece goals during MacPhee's time there, according to reports. Chelsea have also signed former Villa forward Morgan Rogers this summer, which could see him reunite with MacPhee at Stamford Bridge.

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