Chelsea have missed out on Christoph Freund, after Todd Boehly identified him as the club’s top target to be their new sporting director.
Since replacing Roman Abramovich as the Blues owner earlier this year, Boehly has carried out an extensive overhaul behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge. The US tycoon opted to remove Marina Granovskaia from her position, which saw her oversee the club’s transfer activity.
Boehly has served as the interim sporting director since her exit and assisted Thomas Tuchel during a summer window which saw Chelsea spend almost £300million. Tuchel has since been sacked as manager, with the new appointment tasked with helping new boss Graham Potter.
