MoroccanBlue 5,385 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Romano and Law reporting it. CEO saving face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundalf 806 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 1 hour ago, MoroccanBlue said: Romano and Law reporting it. CEO saving face. Lets see. I guess Freund has agreed to Chelsea, but hasnt really informed RBS. Could get interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Reddish-Blue 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluewillie 1,930 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Chelsea are set to appoint Christoph Freund as their new sporting director after agreeing terms with Red Bull Salzburg (Fabrizio Romano) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,510 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 7 hours ago, Blues Forever said: This is good, would love to see the club focus on value for money signings and try to unearth some talents rather than having to spend big money and watch them put in inconsistent performances week after week (Havertz, Pulisic, Lukaku, Ziyech etc). bigbluewillie and Laylabelle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,333 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 With the ownership consortium heavily invested in Saudi/arab interests, same as Man City, Newcastle etc bit of a cartel now. Sssshhh !! dont mention oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Any major financial investment group will be invested heavily in oil and energy production. Too much profit to ignore. Fulham Broadway and Fernando 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDA 9,941 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 The absolute state of our fanbase. I would love to know how the club should be run by this cartel of genisus' who support Chelsea FC. The endless moaning of Bohely is farcical. We Hate Scouse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Steffen Freund would be rather far from being my first choice. In Germany he is mostly known for his extremely unprofessional, yelly, awkward and vulgar appearances as EL commentator which do not exactly reflect favourably upon his football competence. Also there is his Spurs history. Admittedly, I have no further insight on his precise achievements at RBS. but if there are any it has had no impact on his parlous reputation here in Germany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundalf 806 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 6 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said: Steffen Freund would be rather far from being my first choice. In Germany he is mostly known for his extremely unprofessional, yelly, awkward and vulgar appearances as EL commentator which do not exactly reflect favourably upon his football competence. Also there is his Spurs history. Admittedly, I have no further insight on his precise achievements at RBS. but if there are any it has had no impact on his parlous reputation here in Germany. your confusing Steffen Freund and Christoph Freund^^ Vesper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBlue 3,279 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 59 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said: Steffen Freund would be rather far from being my first choice. In Germany he is mostly known for his extremely unprofessional, yelly, awkward and vulgar appearances as EL commentator which do not exactly reflect favourably upon his football competence. Also there is his Spurs history. Admittedly, I have no further insight on his precise achievements at RBS. but if there are any it has had no impact on his parlous reputation here in Germany. Wrong Freund lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) Christoph Freund is impressive but at the same time his history at Salzburg, they are a feeder club and the type of signings, are we going to have such an environment where these players who may be seen as unknowns come here and play straight away? Or if we go the multiple club route will they be signed by others with the long term in mind? Its going to be interesting to see if he can find these players who can contribute straight away and where time isn’t necessarily going to be a saving grace as there is a clear higher focus on short term as well as the long run in the clubs recent history - something that I don’t see changing with the new owners. Edited September 19, 2022 by OneMoSalah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,333 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 19 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: Any major financial investment group will be invested heavily in oil and energy production. Too much profit to ignore. Agree - my point was any group of people with a vested interests in several top clubs opens the possibilty for manipulation. Not that we need to worry we already have UEFA and Anthony Taylor covering that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,333 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 'I can definitely rule that out,': RB Salzburg chief insists transfer guru will STAY at the club, despite Todd Boehly reportedly closing in on making him his new sporting director. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,510 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Freund still has to agree his exit from Salzburg as mentioned by Romano. Just because he agreed terms with Chelsea doesn't mean that this current club will grant his release from contract. Wonder if we go for someone else, Campos would have been nice but I don't see him leaving PSG anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Forever 1,232 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Clubs also play hardball so they can get a higher fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gundalf 806 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Freund is the key to their philosophy and structure, I doubt they will let him leave. He is worth more to them than Haaland and Mane combined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Gundalf said: Freund is the key to their philosophy and structure, I doubt they will let him leave. He is worth more to them than Haaland and Mane combined. But with the work Freund and others have done for them over the past decade or so they also have a clear structure in place so they should also be able to replace him a bit easier and continue with the same principles, no? It's possible they even have someone within the club who could be promoted to take on the role, someone who already knows the club culture for a seamless transition. It seems any move for Freund is a lot further away as the reports from a few days ago made it seem but then again they were never going to just roll over and hand him to us without putting up a fight. If the man really wants to go and Boehly is willing to pay to get him, a deal is still definitely possible. Players and managers get poached by bigger clubs all the time and usually it's just a case of agreeing the payment terms so why would it be any different for a director? But if the man himself is open to staying and not pushing hard for a move, he'll probably end up staying. In that case be interesting to see who the alternative is for Boehly. Edited September 20, 2022 by Jype Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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