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CHELSEA are reportedly close to landing Red Bull Salzburg chief Christian Freund as their next sporting director.Owner Todd Boehly has been keen to br.

[breaking the British record](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19688637/premier-league-net-spend-transfer-window-chelsea/) for total spend in one transfer window. [HOW TO GET FREE BETS ON FOOTBALL](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/betting-tips/19779073/football-free-bets-offers-bonus-new-sign-up/) [Michael Edwards was also on the Blues' radar](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/19403296/chelsea-transfer-michael-edwards-liverpool/) in the summer but it appears Boehly has turned to other targets. [Chelsea](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196660/chelsea/) have to finalise a compensation package with the club to secure Freund's arrival. [Luis Campos and reportedly offered him £135,000-a-week](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19795947/chelsea-paris-saint-germain-luis-campos/). [Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1571485815288598530?s=20&t=cel7aZoa9bIbHeh1bx7QtA), the Blues are close to hiring Freund after agreeing personal terms with the Austrian.

The former footballer has extensive experience behind the scenes, all of which at RB Salzburg. He began his career as a team manager — not to be confused with ...

Soon we will get to see what Freund will do with at least six times more money, and (hopefully) more resources to scout talent all aroudn the globe. He began his career as a team manager — not to be confused with head coach — in 2006 all while still playing for amateur club SC Leogang. [Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1571485815288598530) and the Telegraph’s [Matt Law](https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1571512361592184832), Chelsea is close to reaching an agreement on RB Salzburg’s Christoph Freund taking post as sporting director at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea are set to appoint RB Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund to a similar role at Stamford Bridge with both sides close to reaching an ...

“He [Freund] is the man they want. “RB Salzburg have been informed [that] Christoph Freund is set to reach an agreement with Chelsea, so a deal expected to be completed soon,” the Italian transfer expert Chelsea are set to appoint RB Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund to a similar role at Stamford Bridge with both sides close to reaching an agreement, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Freund is currently serving as the Sporting Director of Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg. crickex. American businessman Todd Boehly took over Chelsea From Roman ...

They are now in seventh place in the table. After becoming the Sporting Director of Chelsea, Todd Boehly took many tough decisions. Christoph Freund is famous for his ability to unearth talents. However, there was still something left to finish the structural overhaul. Boehly himself then took over the Sporting Director role. After his arrival, former club director Marina Granovskaia exited the club.

RB Salzburg administrator Christoph Freund is close to agreeing personal terms with Chelsea, according to Fabrizio Romano.

[He wrote on Twitter:](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1571485815288598530) “Chelsea are now set to reach agreement on personal terms with Christoph Freund as new director. “The new owners are interested in how we do things with young players, how we integrate them into the first team. “Chelsea is such a huge club in transition. Chelsea drew with the Austrian outfit in the Champions League on Wednesday and the 45-year-old assumed a highly-visible role at Stamford Bridge on the night. “You should never rule anything out in football and Chelsea are such a huge club,” said Freund. RB Salzburg administrator Christoph Freund has been linked with the role and this week he refused to rule himself out of contention.

CHELSEA look set to bring in Christoph Freund from Red Bull Salzburg as sporting director to support Graham Potter.

The Austrian champions are widely recognised as being a breeding ground for top-class talent and with Freund reportedly set to become Chelsea's new sporting director - the Blues could use his knowledge to their advantage. He looks like the real deal. Chelsea are not short of defenders but he is certainly one to monitor, as one of the best young defenders of his current age. Solet came close to joining Torino in the summer but the transfer collapsed in the final stages - meaning he is set for another great season polishing his game at Salzburg. Express Sport assesses four Salzburg talents that could be worth exploring for Graham Potter's project. There are still rough edges to his game but Solet has the potential to become a regular at international with France if he continues to develop at his current rate.

Chelsea are in talks with Red Bull Salzburg over Christoph Freund, the man behind the past signings of players such as Erling Haaland and Sadio Mané.

He has been Salzburg’s sporting director since 2015 and held other roles at the club before that. When Freund was asked recently about a possible move to Chelsea he described them as “a huge club in transition”. An agreement is close on personal terms with the 45-year-old and talks are under way with the Austrian club to close a deal.

This includes new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly relieving Marina Granovskaia from her director role. But this has left a gap at Chelsea which needs to be filled ...

Salzburg signed Haaland from Molde in January of 2019 for £7.2m. The attacking midfield went on to score 26 and assists 34 in 83 matches for the Austrian giants. He also caught the eye with some superb showings for Hungary, with a number of big clubs – including Arsenal and Bayern Munich – showing an interest before he was sold to RB Leipzig for £19.8m in January of 2021. Before signing for Bayern, though, the Frenchman was picked up for less than £2m by Salzburg in the summer of 2015. Aaronson joined Salzburg in January of 2021 from Philadelphia for around £11m and was sold to Leeds over the summer for £29m. The striker has since earned himself a move to Borussia Dortmund worth £27m and continues to prove himself as one of the most promising young forwards in Europe.

Chelsea are close to appointing Red Bull Salzburg's Christian Freund as their new sporting director. New owner Todd Boehly had been doing the role on an ...

'The new owners are interested in how we do things with young players, how we integrate them into the first team. and he would be replacing owner Todd Boehly, who has done the role on an interim basis - Chelsea are close to sealing Christoph Freund as their new sporting director

Plus: Leicester City could face a bill of up to £10m if they decide to sack Brendan Rodgers; Arthur Melo has asked to play for Liverpools U21 side in a bid ...

Arthur Melo has asked to play for Liverpool's U21 side in a bid to get up to speed and secure more of a role in Jurgen Klopp's Premier League line-up after the international break. Plus: Leicester City could face a bill of up to £10m if they decide to sack Brendan Rodgers; Arthur Melo has asked to play for Liverpool's U21 side in a bid to get up to speed; Antoine Griezmann started in Madrid derby after agreement with Barcelona A total of 12 Manchester United players returned from the Europa League trip to face Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova with a reported case of food poisoning.

New Blues co-controlling owner Todd Boehly has filled the role on an interim basis since arriving this summer.

Chelsea’s players are thought to be encouraged by the speed with which Boehly and Eghbali are rebuilding the club’s off-field structure. New Chelsea manager Graham Potter was understood to have been asked for his view on Freund before owners Boehly and Eghbali pressed ahead with a deal. Freund is thought to have impressed Blues owners Boehly and Behdad Eghbali with his shrewdness, bold ideas and passion.

Christoph Freund is expected to be named sporting director at Chelsea The RB Salzburg administrator is thought to have agreed verbal terms on the role.

Chelsea's players are thought to be encouraged by the speed with which Boehly and Eghbali are rebuilding the club's off-field structure. New Chelsea manager Graham Potter was understood to have been asked for his view on Freund before owners Boehly and Eghbali pressed ahead with a deal. Freund is thought to have impressed Blues owners Boehly and Behdad Eghbali with his shrewdness, bold ideas and passion.

RB Salzburg managing director Stephan Reiter is confident Christoph Freund will not leave the Austrian champions for Chelsea.

Chelsea’s players are thought to be encouraged by the speed with which Boehly and Eghbali are rebuilding the club’s off-field structure. 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. 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. New Chelsea manager Graham Potter was understood to have been asked for his view on Freund before owners Boehly and Eghbali pressed ahead with a deal. Freund is thought to have agreed verbal terms on the role that new co-controlling owner Todd Boehly has filled on an interim basis this summer. As well as Romano, the PA news agency also expects Freund to be named sporting director at Chelsea.

Red Bull Salzburg chief Stephan Reiter has responded to claims that Chelsea are set to poach Christoph Freund as their sporting director.

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Christoph Freund has been heavily linked with a move to Chelsea as Todd Boehly looks to appointment a sporting director.

[agreed to become the new sporting director](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/boehly-haaland-chelsea-christoph-freund-25049608) at Stamford Bridge following extensive talks which started last month, football.london understands. It’s logical that absolute world-class teams are interested, but I can’t say what the truth is." "Of course, I noticed that there were rumours, but that didn’t affect me at all," Jaissle said. "Neither Chelsea nor Christoph Freund spoke to me or the club management about something like that. Salzburg head coach Matthias Jaissle also spoke to Sky Sport Austria on Freund's future. Todd Boehly has been in the market for a transfer specialist to bolster

RB Salzburg general manager Stephan Reiter is confident that his colleague Christoph Freund is not joining Chelsea as our new sporting director, ...

If BFF’s Alicent and Rhaenyra can keep things from each other and even lie to each other’s faces, what chance do Stephan and Christoph got in the House of the Red Bull? RB Salzburg general manager Stephan Reiter is confident that his colleague Christoph Freund is not joining Chelsea as our new sporting director, despite all the reports to the contrary. “I can definitely rule that out, neither Chelsea nor Christoph Freund spoke to me or the club management about something like that.

Chelsea is set to announce Christoph Freund as its new sporting director. The Austrian held the same role at RB Salzburg, thriving in sales.

PSG on US TV](https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/09/18/where-to-find-lyon-vs-psg-on-us-tv/) Real Madrid on US TV](https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/09/18/where-to-find-atletico-madrid-vs-real-madrid-on-us-tv/) [Where to find Lyon vs. Fluminense on US TV](https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/09/18/where-to-find-flamengo-vs-fluminense-on-us-tv/) [Where to find Atlético Madrid vs. Under Freund’s sight, Salzburg acquired, then eventually sold, players like [Erling Haaland](https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/09/17/erling-haaland-on-pace-to-smash-premier-league-goal-record/), [Sadio Mané](https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/02/13/sadio-manes-legacy-among-africas-best-solidified-by-afcon/), Dayot Upamecano, Naby Keïta and Takumi Minamino. [Transfers](https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/05/26/rb-salzburg-midfielder-aaronson-joins-leeds/) are where Freund thrived during his lengthy tenure in Austria. Not to discredit Todd Boehly, but Freund was much more tactical in his spending while at RB Salzburg. The new owner took over the role in the summer. One of Freund’s strong suits is his ability to bond with players, evoking emotions that drive success. Reiter spoke about how neither Chelsea nor Freund reached out to the club management. Now, Chelsea and Todd Boehly bring over Freund with money more available for the Austrian. [Chelsea close to securing Salzburg’s Freund as sporting director](https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/09/19/chelsea-hires-rb-salzburgs-christoph-freund-as-sporting-director/) [Glazers want to keep winter window funds tight at Man United](https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/09/19/glazers-want-to-keep-winter-window-funds-tight-at-man-united/) [Where to find Boca Juniors vs. There, he works closely with [owner Todd Boehly](https://worldsoccertalk.com/2022/09/14/how-boehlys-chelsea-is-different-than-other-us-ownership/) and new manager Graham Potter for tactics and player arrivals.

CHELSEA are said to be closing in on a deal to appoint Red Bull Salzburg chief Christoph Freund as their new sporting director.

The challenge that Chelsea has, when you have 18, 19, 20-year-old superstars, you can loan them out to clubs but you put their development in someone else’s hands." It seems likely that Freund may be tasked with building a network of clubs, similar to the existing Red Bull system, upon his arrival at Chelsea if he is successfully poached by the west Londoners over the coming days. Freund was previously responsible for unearthing Erling Haaland after spotting him in action as a teenager for Molde and has since played a major role in helping the likes of Benjamin Sesko and Karim Adeyemi to thrive at Salzburg over the last few years. I think there’s different countries where there’s advantages to having a club. However, Salzburg have wasted no time in pouring cold water on the speculation regarding Freund's future by insisting that he is fully expected to stay at the Red Bull Arena. [Chelsea](/latest/chelsea-fc)'s hopes of landing Christoph Freund to oversee their recruitment aims have been firmly dismissed by Red Bull Salzburg, who are adamant that he will remain on their books for the foreseeable future.

Freund would work alongside Kyle Macaulay, the recruitment expert who has followed Graham Potter from Brighton to Chelsea and will play a key role behind the ...

[Graham Potter](/topic/graham-potter) from Brighton to Chelsea and will play a key role behind the scenes at the club. [Todd Boehly](/topic/todd-boehly) and Behdad Eghbali have held talks with Freund and [it’s claimed a verbal agreement has been reached to bring him to west London.](/sport/football/chelsea-fc-christoph-freund-2022-b1026562.html) [RB Salzburg](/topic/rb-salzburg) insist [Christoph Freund](/topic/christoph-freund) will stay at the club despite [Chelsea](/topic/chelsea) reportedly closing in on appointing him as sporting director.

The 45-year-old has spent 16 years in various roles for the Austrian champions, earning a promotion to sporting director for the 2015-16 season. During that ...

[close to appointing Freund](/football/chelsea/news/chelsea-close-to-appointing-christoph-freund-as-sporting-director_494949.html) as their new sporting director, and the [Evening Standard](/fwd/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3RhbmRhcmQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvY2hlbHNlYS1mYy1jaHJpc3RvcGgtZnJldW5kLTIwMjItYjEwMjY1NjIuaHRtbA=/?fwd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.standard.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fchelsea-fc-christoph-freund-2022-b1026562.html&sport=1&spName=Football&spArticle=x_Christoph_Freund_'agrees%20t) now claims that the 45-year-old has verbally agreed to join the Blues. [Todd Boehly](/people/todd-boehly/) seeking a new sporting director following the exit of [Marina Granovskaia](/people/marina-granovskaia/). [Red Bull Salzburg](/football/red-bull-salzburg/)'s [Christoph Freund](/people/christoph-freund/) has reportedly agreed to join [Chelsea](/football/chelsea/) as their new sporting director.

Red Bull Salzburg chief Stephan Reiter plays down reports suggesting that sporting director Christoph Freund has agreed to join Chelsea.

But you do that again and again with other clubs – that's it." "Chelsea is a huge club in transition. "You should never rule anything out in football and Chelsea are such a huge club.

Threatening to elongate an already messy saga, Salzburg chief Stephan Reiter has said that Freund joining Chelsea can 'definitely' be ruled out.

Todd Boehly and Chelsea are looking for a new sporting director to work alongside new manager Graham Potter It had been widely reported that Chelsea were on the verge of completing the move for Freund to join the club as its new sporting director to work alongside Graham Potter, the club's new manager, as well as Kyle Macaulay, the recruitment expert who followed the ex-Brighton boss to Stamford Bridge. - Todd Boehly and Chelsea are searching for a new sporting director for the club