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Manchester United have suffered a blow to any hopes they’ve of appointing Christoph Freund as their new sporting director.
That is in accordance with journalist, Christian Falk, who was writing for CaughtOffside.
The German reporter claimed that “it’s stated that Manchester United and maybe additionally Liverpool FC have their eye on Christoph Freund of their seek for a brand new sporting director”.
Nonetheless, the Austrian has little interest in leaving his position at Bayern Munich.
“FC Bayern’s new sports activities director simply got here from Pink Bull Salzburg in the summertime. He had beforehand rejected a suggestion from Chelsea up to now.
The top of soccer on the BILD group additionally wrote that private causes would additionally cease Freund from entertaining any provide from overseas.
“For all English individuals who can’t estimate the space between Munich and Salzburg: it’s an hour and a half on the freeway,” he stated.
“Freund’s household continues to stay in Salzburg. Freund is joyful that his job is at a high worldwide membership and but not removed from his household. That’s why he’s not within the present hypothesis from England”.
United have beforehand been linked to Freund as a part of INEOS’ wide-ranging search for a brand new sporting director, to go alongside their current appointment of latest CEO, Omar Berrada.
It has been reported that United are enthusiastic about candidates comparable to Dan Ashworth, and Fabrizio Romano has not too long ago confirmed that the Newcastle worker remains to be the Pink Devils’ primary goal for the job.
Names comparable to Paul Mitchell and Dougie Freedman have additionally been frequently thrown into the combination.
Nonetheless, it seems that the membership have additionally solid their internet wider and are names comparable to Freund, Atletico Madrid’s Andrea Berta, Cristiano Giuntoli from Juventus, Lee Congerton at Atalanta and Ricky Masara and Paolo Maldini who beforehand served at AC Milan.
It has been reported that INEOS intention to announce a brand new sporting director quickly, though following current developments, it now appears unlikely to be Freund.
