Chelsea are expecting to appoint Christoph Freund as the club's new sporting director.
Todd Boehly acted as the interim sporting director over the summer transfer window but the American wants to appoint someone with more expertise in the area. Boehly is hoping to get the deal done as swiftly as possible so he can focus on other areas at Stamford Bridge.
football.london understands talks with Freund, who is the current sporting director at Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg, started last month. A deal has been agreed with Freund himself, but Chelsea are yet to reach an agreement with Salzburg over their transfer guru.
