Vadim Vasilyev (businessman)

[citation needed] Following his diplomatic career, Vasilyev worked for a number of private companies, including Uralkali,[3] a producer of potash, where he was Director of Exports.

[citation needed] In January 2013, he started working as an advisor to the president of AS Monaco FC, Dmitry Rybolovlev, helping the club to complete a number of transfer deals during the winter window of the 2012–13 season.

[5] During this transfer window, Vasilyev targeted the recruitment of players – both French and foreign – that he and the club believed would help them achieve their objective of becoming a major force in Ligue 1.

The new recruits in that period included Eric Abidal,[6] Jérémy Toulalan, Ricardo Carvalho, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Radamel Falcao,[7] João Moutinho and James Rodríguez.

[8][9] Together with the president of the club, Vasilyev set a primary goal of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League and playing in the competition during the 2014–15 season.

[11] During the dispute, Vasilyev consistently promoted a message of unity across French football, suggesting that the game in France overall can benefit greatly from the development of Monaco and the influx of new and exciting talent to the League.

He is very smart and educated, he always demonstrates perfect behavior and great knowledge," said Jean-Michel Vandamme, the director of Ligue 1 club Lille who negotiated the deal of Adama Traoré to Monaco.

[15] At the beginning of 2016, Monaco appointed Claude Makélélé as technical director to assist Vasilyev as well as work with manager Leonardo Jardim and his first-team squad.