"Wolfsburg are interested in Christoph Freund for their vacant sporting director role, but the Austrian has no intention of leaving Bayern. Freund would certainly have a larger role with Wolfsburg and far more power than he does in Bavaria, but it would be a steep drop in prestige and capability. Freund has built a reputation as an executive who can help drive improvement and excellence in a club's youth development system."
"As a personnel strategist at the first team, Freund had his challenges while in charge of Bayern Munich for a brief period during the winter transfer window in 2024. Fans will remember his genius signing of Eric Dier on a loan, which morphed into a free transfer, but they will also callout his overpayments for both Sacha Boey and Bryan Zaragoza in respective deals that did not work out and where he also vastly overpaid for average or even inferior players"
Wolfsburg are pursuing Christoph Freund for their vacant sporting director position, but Freund intends to stay at Bayern. A move would grant Freund greater authority and responsibilities but reduce prestige and overall capability compared with his current environment. Freund has earned a reputation for improving and elevating club youth development and academy systems. His recent spell as Bayern first-team personnel strategist produced both a savvy Eric Dier loan-to-free signing and criticized overpayments for Sacha Boey and Bryan Zaragoza in transfers that underperformed. Wolfsburg may value Freund's academy-focused strategic profile more than a director primarily skilled at high-fee transfer market battles.
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