Chelsea will have a sense of deja vu as they read RB Salzburg's defiant message claiming that sporting director Christoph Freund is staying put in Austria.
It comes despite football.london understanding Chelsea had a verbal agreement with the 45-year-old to take over in the vacant director of football-type role. Todd Boehly has moved quickly since the end of the transfer window to not only sack Thomas Tuchel and bring in Graham Potter but also to make progress on the front of appointing new directors at the club.
It comes amid wholesale changes at Stamford Bridge after the three key directors and executives from Roman Abramovich's reign have all departed within months of the new takeover, leaving a bare cupboard for Boehly to work with.
