RB Salzburg chief Christoph Freund has not closed the door to a possible transfer to Chelsea and confirmed that he has spoken to the west London membership’s new possession a number of instances.
The Blues wish to usher in an skilled sporting director to supervise recruitment, with co-owner Todd Boehly having carried out the function with blended success on an interim foundation through the summer time switch window.
Reviews on Wednesday claimed Freund was now the frontrunner and a transfer could possibly be imminent, with the German at Stamford Bridge later that very same day to observe the Austrian champions draw 1-1 with Chelsea within the Champions League.
Following the match, Freund – who's credited with unearthing Erling Haaland, amongst others – spoke to the media and revealed he has held talks with Chelsea and can be open to becoming a member of the membership.
Requested concerning the hypothesis, he instructed Sky Sport Austria: ‘I’ve had exchanges with Chelsea infrequently. We spoke much more a month or two in the past as a result of they had been fascinated by signing [Benjamin] Sesko.
‘The brand new house owners are fascinated by how we do issues with younger gamers, how we combine them into the primary staff. However you [have those conversations] repeatedly with different golf equipment, that’s it.’
Pressed once more on a attainable transfer to Chelsea, he responded: ‘Chelsea is a big membership in transition. I can’t say precisely what's going to occur within the subsequent few weeks and months.
‘It's best to by no means rule something out in soccer and Chelsea are such an enormous membership. However I’m sports activities director at Salzburg and I actually take pleasure in it.’
Salzburg boss Matthias Jaissle was additionally requested the hypothesis linking Freund with the Chelsea job and insists it was not a distraction forward of their Champions League conflict with the Blues.
‘ I don’t remark or make feedback on rumours. It’s typical although. Christoph Freund is an unbelievable sports activities director,’ Jaissle instructed beIN Sports activities.
‘He’s been doing an incredible job for the final years and that’s regular that the massive golf equipment even have a watch on him. However for us it’s not an enormous factor.’
Boehly is eager to herald an skilled sporting director nicely upfront of the January switch window and just lately name-checked Purple Bull’s operation as a mannequin he wished to observe, with various Salzburg gamers creating in Austria earlier than transferring to Leipzig – such because the aforementioned Sesko.
‘We’ve talked about having a multi-club mannequin,’ Boehly mentioned on the SALT discussion board in New York earlier this week.
‘I feel there’s completely different international locations the place there’s benefits to having a membership. Purple Bull have Salzburg and Leipzig within the Champions League. I need to proceed constructing out the footprint. I feel there’s completely different international locations the place there’s benefits to having a membership.’
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