Chelsea could soon unlock a huge advantage in the race to sign the next Erling Haaland amid Todd Boehly's mission to appoint a sporting director. The American billionaire is in the market for a specialists to bolster to bolster the Blues' scouting network, with Paris Saint-Germain advisor Luis Campos and former Liverpool director Michael Edwards both already heavily linked to a move to Stamford Bridge.
According to the Evening Standard, the west Londoners are in talks with RB Salzburg executive Christoph Freund for the vacant transfer chief role. Chelsea are still yet to have filled the position since Michael Emenalo parted ways with the club in 2017; Marina Granovskaia, who left her position at Stamford Bridge as a director this summer, managed negotiations oppose to leading talent identification.
The reports states that Freund, who 'discovered Erling Haaland', would oversee a potential network of clubs, with Boehly looking to copy the Red Bull and City Group model under the Chelsea brand. Speaking at the SALT Conference in New York on Tuesday, the LA Dodgers owner discussed his vision for the Blues as he looks to move away from the club’s infamous use of loanees.
