{"id":618035,"date":"2022-09-20T12:12:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T16:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618035"},"modified":"2022-09-20T12:12:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T16:12:48","slug":"cristoph-freund-staying-salzburg-chelsea-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/20\/cristoph-freund-staying-salzburg-chelsea-blow\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Sporting Director Target Staying at Current Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Law of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2022\/09\/20\/chelsea-frustration-christoph-freund-sporting-director-hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Telegraph<\/a> has issued an update on Chelsea&#8217;s attempts to recruit Christoph Freund. The update will prove frustrating for Blues fans as it presents another setback in the club&#8217;s attempt to fill the role.<\/p>\n<p>According to Law, &#8220;Christoph Freund is considering staying at Red Bull Salzburg&#8221;. The Austrian was expected to make the move to London but his team&#8217;s insistence that they don&#8217;t want him to leave has him second-guessing a move. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1572249652937752577?t=KcUB_-7CqleLMOxwO4YgsQ&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> later confirmed the move is off.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first setback Todd Boehly has faced as The Telegraph mentions Michael Edwards also deciding against taking the Sporting Director role.<\/p>\n<h2>Christoph Freund Reconsidering Chelsea Move<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Latest on Christoph Freund, who had expected to be appointed as the club&#39;s sporting director &#8211; sources close to him believe he is now considering staying at RB Salzburg <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/cfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#cfc<\/a>. Story here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A3UjGnLVLf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/A3UjGnLVLf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Law (@Matt_Law_DT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Matt_Law_DT\/status\/1572171863622656001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Mastermind<\/h3>\n<p>It comes as no surprise that the Blues are seeking the Salzburg man as his track record of signings is second to none. He is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/chelsea-set-sign-mastermind-who-25049106\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">credited<\/a> with having a role in discovering players like <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/17\/erling-haaland-impressing-in-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Erling Haaland<\/a>, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita. With Boehly seemingly wanting a long-term project at Stamford Bridge, there are few better candidates than Freund.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/04\/chelsea-transfer-window-graded-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Transfers Graded; Was A Record Spend Enough?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Until now, the American has been operating as interim Sporting Director but the Telegraph notes that he wants a new Sporting Director in place before the World Cup.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Official. RB Salzburg confirm they\u2019ve decided to keep Christoph Freund at the club and he will not join Chelsea. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The agreement reached on contract between Freund and Chelsea last Sunday has been cancelled as Red Bull Group will keep the director. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bo5h8ntWfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/bo5h8ntWfl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1572249652937752577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Setback<\/h3>\n<p>Based on comments from Stephan Reiter, it is going to be difficult for the London side to get their target. Freund is locked into a contract until 2026 and unless he angles for a move away, there is no reason for the Austrian side to part with their director. This presents an issue for Chelsea as their shortlist is already growing smaller following Edwards&#8217; refusal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/02\/strongest-chelsea-lineup-2022-window\/\" target=\"_self\">\u00a3270 Million: Strongest Chelsea Lineup Following Potential Record Spend<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Law states that the former Champions League winners have not yet given up on their target but they are ready to move for other candidates if they become available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Law of The Telegraph has issued an update on Chelsea&#8217;s attempts to recruit Christoph Freund. The update will prove frustrating for Blues fans as it presents another setback in the club&#8217;s attempt to fill the role. According to Law, &#8220;Christoph Freund is considering staying at Red Bull Salzburg&#8221;. 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