Red Bull Salzburg chief Stephan Reiter has responded to claims that Chelsea are set to appoint Christoph Freund as their sporting director. Todd Boehly has been in the market for a transfer specialist to bolster the Blues' scouting network, with Paris Saint-Germain advisor Luis Campos and former Liverpool director Michael Edwards both said to have been in the running.
Freund has agreed to become the new sporting director at Stamford Bridge following extensive talks which started last month, football.london understands. The west Londoners will be hoping to wrap a deal up as soon as possible with the hope of having the 45-year-old in his new role ahead of the January transfer window.
However, it's believed that there is no an agreement with Freund's parent club RB Salzburg yet, as confirmed by Reiter to Sky Sport Austria, as quoted by the Metro. Speaking on the speculation regarding his colleague Freund, he said: "I can definitely rule that out.
