Liam Rosenior Drops Chelsea Bombshell With Verbal Agreement Claim

Last Updated:January 06, 2026, 14:45 IST

Liam Rosenior agrees to become Chelsea manager after leaving Strasbourg, succeeding Enzo Maresca. BlueCo consortium links play key role.

Strasbourg's Liam Rosenior, touted to be next Chelsea manager (X)

Former Bristol City full-back Liam Rosenior announced on Tuesday that he has ‘verbally agreed’ to become the next manager of Premier League giants Chelsea, stating it is ‘an opportunity I cannot turn down’.

“It looks like I am going to be the next manager of that football club (Chelsea)," the Englishman said at a press conference held at his current club, Ligue 1 side Strasbourg.

The relatively unknown Rosenior, 41, had been widely touted as the frontrunner to succeed Enzo Maresca since the Italian was sacked on Thursday, particularly because Strasbourg and Chelsea are owned by the same consortium, BlueCo.

The former Hull City manager, who has no Premier League coaching experience, will become Chelsea’s fourth permanent boss since BlueCo took control of the club in 2022.

Chelsea have yet to confirm the appointment, but held talks with Rosenior in London on Monday.

Rosenior expressed his desire to announce the news himself in Strasbourg due to his deep affection for the club.

“Everything is agreed and it will probably go through in the next few hours," he said. “I’m here because I care about this club and I felt it was right to answer your questions physically here today before I move on."

Rosenior has never faced the level of media scrutiny that will await him in west London.

After a brief stint in charge of Brighton’s under-23s, Rosenior began his senior coaching career in 2019 at Derby County, initially under Phillip Cocu and then as assistant to Wayne Rooney.

Rosenior briefly replaced Rooney on an interim basis in 2022 and later that year took over as manager of Hull City in the Championship.

After just over 18 months in charge, he was sacked and in July 2024, was appointed by Strasbourg, leading them to seventh place last season.

(With AFP Inputs)

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