Romano: Red Bull group really trying to keep Christoph Freund amid Chelsea interest Chelsea’s hunt for a new sporting director could yet take another surprising turn. Fabrizio Romano has claimed that the Red Bull group is trying to keep their director. Christoph Freund, the current sporting director of RB Salzburg was tipped to become the … Read more
Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger makes revelation about his departure from Chelsea Talking to German outlet Sport1 (h/t Football.London), former Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger revealed that he would have not left Stamford Bridge for a club other than Real Madrid. The German international also shared about the mixed feelings he had while playing the European … Read more
Transfer News: Chelsea loanee Ethan Ampadu does not have a buy option in his loan contract The Ethan Ampadu deal between Chelsea and Spezia Calcio does not include any buy option, journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed through his Twitter account. The 22-year-old centre-back is on a season-long loan at the Italian side. There is only a … Read more
Stephan Reiter responds to claims of Chelsea appointing Christoph Freund as their Sporting Director RB Salzburg chief Stephan Reiter has responded to claims that Chelsea have appointed Christoph Freund as their new Sporting Director. Freund is currently under employment at Salzburg as their sporting director but has been linked with a move to the west … Read more
Transfer News: Manchester City join race to sign Milan Skriniar amid Chelsea interest Manchester City are set to join the race for Milan Skriniar amid Chelsea interest, according to a report in the Daily Star. London rivals Tottenham Hotspur are also interested in the 27-year-old. Skriniar sees his current contract expire next year. The Inter … Read more
Benjamin Pavard considered leaving Bayern Munich amid interest from Chelsea Speaking to French TV channel Telefoot (h/t Evening Standard), France international and World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard revealed that he had considered leaving Bayern Munich in the summer amidst interest from Chelsea, Manchester United and other top European clubs Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Atletico Madrid. … Read more
Chelsea are interested in signing Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz According to Birmingham Mail, Chelsea are one of the Premier League clubs interested in signing Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz, whose contract expires in less than 12 months’ time. Arsenal made a move on the deadline day to sign the Brazilian, but all of their … Read more
Christoph Freund appointment could help Chelsea in signing Benjamin Sesko in the future According to Football.London, Chelsea appointing RB Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund could help them in the race to sign summer target Benjamin Sesko in the future. Young Salzburg forward Sesko was a subject of interest from the Blues, but formulating a deal … Read more
Di Marzio: Former Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia would have blocked the departure of Romelu Lukaku According to the Italian football expert Gianluca Di Marzio (h/t Football.London), former Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia would have blocked the departure of striker Romelu Lukaku back to Inter Milan this summer. Lukaku, who was signed by Chelsea in the summer … Read more
Jules Kounde reveals why he chose moving to Barcelona over Chelsea in the summer Speaking to French outlet L’Equipe (h/t Mirror), Jules Kounde has revealed that he was close to joining Chelsea, but the Frenchman was impressed by a phone call from Xavi more compared to what the Blues and their former manager Thomas Tuchel … Read more