Chelsea want to hold talks with Bayer Leverkusen’s Tim Steidten over their sporting director role after missing out on Red Bull Salzburg’s Christoph Freund, according to the latest reports.
Our chief Chelsea correspondent at football.london Adam Newson recently spoke about the difficulties the club found agreeing a deal for Freund. "Over the weekend, it became apparent that Chelsea had held further talks with Christoph Freund and were very confident they were close to an agreement with him to become their new sporting director. It's a role that's not been filled in a while.
"Todd Boehly filled it for a while. Marina Granovskaia wasn't Chelsea's sporting director, but did oversee transfer business in her role. This was going to be a big hire for Boehly and the new ownership, they were going to be the person that really shaped their vision and make what they want to do a reality in terms of developmental, bringing players through, progression, a clear plan for working towards the future.
