{"id":7675,"date":"2026-01-06T10:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7675"},"modified":"2026-01-06T10:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:19:16","slug":"rosenior-confirms-chelsea-deal-to-replace-maresca-at-premier-league-club-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7675","title":{"rendered":"Rosenior confirms Chelsea deal to replace Maresca at Premier League club | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Liam Rosenior says he could not turn down Chelsea but admits unusual situation as a deal has not yet been signed.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 6 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">6 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Racing Strasbourg coach Liam Rosenior says he has reached an agreement with Chelsea to become their next manager but has yet to sign a contract with the Premier League club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI \u200dhaven\u2019t signed yet. I have agreed verbally with Chelsea. It\u2019s really important \u2013 this is different to anything anyone has ever done. Nobody has made a statement before they have signed a contract,\u201d \u200dRosenior said at a \u2060news conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything is agreed, and it will probably go through in the next few hours,\u201d he said in Strasbourg, France. \u201cI\u2019m here because I care about this club and I felt it was right to answer your questions physically here today before I move on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rosenior added that he would take his \u2060assistants Kalifa Cisse and Justin Walker with him to the Premier League club.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old, who joined Ligue 1 side Racing Strasbourg in 2024, said his time at the club had been the most rewarding period of \u200bhis career after spells at Derby County and Hull City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u200clast 18 months have been a joy and the best of my professional career,\u201d Rosenior said. \u201cI have met some incredible people, created incredible memories and made history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said he had been transparent with Strasbourg\u2019s \u200cownership about outside interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have had interest from many clubs, including Champions League clubs, which I have always been open \u200cwith to our president, Marc Keller, and our ownership,\u201d \u2060Rosenior said. \u201cI will love this club for the rest of my life, but I cannot turn down Chelsea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Little-known Rosenior had been widely touted as the front runner to succeed Enzo Maresca since the Italian was sacked on Thursday, not least because Strasbourg and Chelsea are owned by the same consortium, BlueCo.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenior, who has no Premier League coaching experience, will become Chelsea\u2019s fourth permanent boss since BlueCo took control of the Londoners in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea has yet to confirm the appointment but held talks with Rosenior in London on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liam Rosenior says he could not turn down Chelsea but admits unusual situation as a deal has not yet been signed. 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