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Mon 07 Jul 2007Grant's arrival a test for MourinhoChelsea have appointed Avram Grant as director of football, just three days after their chief executive, Peter Kenyon, made a call for unity next season. It is believed that attempts to bring Grant to the club in January were met with resistance from the club's manager, Jose Mourinho. It even appeared the issue might hasten Mourinho's departure from Stamford Bridge but the Portuguese has since been persuaded to tolerate changes in the club's managerial structure.Grant, 52, will be responsible for "liaison on, and coordination of, football matters across the various areas of Chelsea FC".