Chelsea have hired Freddie Murray to overhaul the club's medical team.

The Daily Mail says he has been appointed on a consultancy basis by the new owners at Stamford Bridge.

Murray has been charged with overhauling Chelsea's medical team after the sudden departures last month of medical director Dr Pablo Biosca and head physio Thierry Laurent.

The 40-year-old Irishman trained as a physiotherapist after injury brought a premature end to his playing career, which saw him play for Blackburn, Cambridge, Northampton and Luton, at the age of 28.

Murray began his second career as a physio in the Academy at Queens Park Rangers under Harry Redknapp before setting up his own clinic, Remedy, an innovative practice which caught the attention of Dave Grohl.

The former Nirvana drummer called on Murray after he suffered a broken leg falling off stage during a gig in Stockholm in 2015, with his treatment enabling the Foo Fighters' world tour to continue.