'Never rule anything out': Salzburg sporting director hints at possible Chelsea move

RB Salzburg sporting director, Christoph Freund has hinted at a possible move to Chelsea and revealed the nature of the club's contact with him over the past weeks and months.

"You should never rule anything out in football and Chelsea are such a huge club," he told Sky Sports Austria. "But I'm sports director in Salzburg and I really enjoy it.

"Chelsea is a huge club in transition. I can't say exactly what will happen in the next few weeks and months."

He also added: "I've had exchanges with Chelsea from time to time. We spoke more often a month or two ago because they were interested in Sesko.

"The new owners are interested in how we do it with young players, how we integrate them into the first team. But you do that again and again with other clubs – that's it."

The club are in the market for a sporting director as Todd Boehly's complete overhaul of management and administration at the club continues.

Graham Potter is reportedly expected to be heavily involved in the recruitment process of the director.

Source: Sky Sports Austria via Standard Sport