Red Bull Salzburg denies changing Chelsea by sporting director Christoph Freund – The Blues are still researching

“I can certainly rule it out,” Reiter said in an interview with “Sky Sport Austria”, “Neither Chelsea, nor Christoph Freund nor the club management have spoken to me about anything like that.”

The managing director confirmed that Freund had recently signed a contract until 2026 “that applies to him as well as to players, managers and coaches”.

The wooed friend himself commented on the speculation about his character in the past few days and also referred to his current contract. “I can’t say exactly what will happen in the coming weeks and months,” the 45-year-old said. “In football you shouldn’t rule anything out – and Chelsea is a very big club.” “But I’m the sporting director of Salzburg and I really enjoy it.”

Chelsea have been looking for a sporting director since taking over from new owner Todd Boyle. And Marina Granovskaya, who last held this position, left the club last June.