Crimson Bull Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund has confirmed he has turned down the vacant position at Chelsea.
Blues proprietor Todd Boehly, who took over the membership this summer time, had hoped he could be ready to make a swift appointment having been pressured to tackle the position of sporting director himself throughout a chaotic switch window.
Chelsea spent in extra of £250m revamping their squad however look like no higher for the numerous funding and are embarking on one more new managerial period following the sacking of Thomas Tuchel earlier this month.
Boehly had recognized Freund as his major goal to tackle the a few of the tasks he had assumed himself over the summer time and thought he had all however closed a deal for the Austrian.
Freund was in attendance at Stamford Bridge final week when his present membership battled to a 1-1 draw of their Champions League group stage conflict and talked up the opportunity of transferring to west London.
He stated: ‘I can’t say precisely what's going to occur within the subsequent few weeks and months. You must by no means rule something out in soccer and Chelsea are such an enormous membership.
‘However I’m sports activities director in Salzburg and I actually get pleasure from it.’
Nevertheless, he has now confirmed that he won't be heading to Chelsea to work beneath Boehly.
‘As I've already confirmed in interviews, Chelsea FC was thinking about me,’ he stated on Tuesday.
‘When such an enormous membership asks, it not solely honours me and the work of FC Crimson Bull Salzburg, it's in fact additionally a circumstance that entails private concerns.
‘However I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m in the very best of arms with FC Crimson Bull Salzburg and that a change is out of the query for me.
‘We’re in the midst of a really intense section and have essential duties to do within the (Austrian) Bundesliga, Cup and Champions League — that’s what my focus and focus are all on.’
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