Christoph Freund is expected to be named a new sporting director at Chelsea after new Blues’ gaffer Graham Potter agreed on this appointment.The RB Salzburg administrator has apparently impressed Blues’ owners Boehly and Behdad Eghbali with “his shrewdness, bold ideas and passion”, as British media pointed out.I have followed this man for many years! One the best around, Christoph https://t.co/pekN8JGxiv— Jan Aage Fjørtoft 🏳️🌈 🇳🇴 💛💙 (@JanAageFjortoft) September 18, 2022 Also, Potter is said to be ready to work with Freund, with the new Chelsea coach’s backroom staff recruitment specialist Kyle Macaulay heavily involved too.Freund has built a strong bond with many of the RB Salzburg players, and Chelsea’s new owners are thought to see that emotional involvement as a good fit alongside Potter’s coaching style.Kante receives a poor contract offer – he could walk out on Chelsea as a free agent!The Blues could yet also recruit a technical director to work alongside the incoming Freund, and Monaco’s Paul Mitchell remains a long-term target.##NAJAVA_MECA_6656303##On the other hand, despite a verbal agreement being in place between Freund’s representatives and Chelsea, his current club Salzburg have already come out to pour cold water on these rumours.🚨 Salzburg statement to me confirming they expect Christoph Freund to stay, despite their sporting director verbally agreeing to #CFC 👀“FC Red Bull Salzburg has never been contacted from Chelsea to talk about any transfer details of Christoph Freund. We expect him to stay.”— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) September 19, 2022 Managing director Stephan Reiter told Sky Austria: “Neither Chelsea nor Christoph Freund spoke to me or the club management about something like that. Christoph recently signed a contract with us until 2026, which applies to him as well as to players, managers or coaches.”
