The summer 2024 transfer window doesn't open for another three months, and yet, Chelsea have already completing their first signing of the window: Brentford set-piece coach Bernardo Cueva.

Who is Bernando Cueva?

Born in 1987, Cueva played street football as a child but did not pursue a professional playing career; instead, he got his start as an analyst for Mexican side Chivas, working alongside manager Matías Almeyda as they won the 2017 Clausura league title and the 2017 Clausura Copa MX as well as the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, which sealed their participation in the FIFA Club World Cup.

After three years at Chivas, he made the trip across the Atlantic and joined Brentford as an analyst in 2020. 2021 would see Brentford earn promotion to the top-flight for the first time in 75 years, with Cueva becoming the first Mexican to be part of the coaching staff of a Premier League side, and it also saw him appointed as the set-piece coach of the Norway national team, only working with Norway during international breaks. Moreover, he also works as one of the advisors for Mexico manager Jaime Lozano.