{"id":270301,"date":"2026-01-06T13:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/270301\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:07:10","slug":"liam-rosenior-confirmed-as-chelsea-head-coach-on-contract-to-2032-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/270301\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Rosenior confirmed as Chelsea head coach on contract to 2032 \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Liam Rosenior has been confirmed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/chelsea-fc\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/chelsea-fc\/\">Chelsea<\/a>\u2019s new head coach on a contract to 2032, describing the opportunity to replace Enzo Maresca at Stamford Bridge as one he could not turn down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Rosenior has left Strasbourg, Chelsea\u2019s partner club, after holding talks over the role on Monday. He said at a Strasbourg press conference on Tuesday: \u201cI have had interest from many clubs, including Champions League clubs, which I have always been open with to [our president] Marc [Keller] and our ownership. I will love this club for the rest of my life but I cannot turn down Chelsea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">After Maresca departed Stamford Bridge in acrimonious circumstances last week, Rosenior immediately became the leading contender. But the move was held up by BlueCo, the investment vehicle that owns Chelsea and Strasbourg, needing to be sensitive to the requirements of both clubs. Strasbourg are looking to finalise a new manager, with Gary O\u2019Neil in the running.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Rosenior told Chelsea\u2019s website: \u201cThis is a club with a unique spirit and a proud history of winning trophies. My job is to protect that identity and create a team that reflects these values in every game we play as we continue winning trophies. To be entrusted with this role means the world to me and I want to thank all involved for the opportunity and faith in undertaking this job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Former Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca. Photograph: Mike Egerton\/PA\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GSMCVFMD6HQSIAZDVNMHW4TIKE.jpg\"   width=\"800\" height=\"516\"\/>Former Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca. Photograph: Mike Egerton\/PA <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Rosenior, who leaves Strasbourg with his young side seventh in Ligue 1, has long-standing relationships with three of Chelsea\u2019s five sporting directors. His contract runs for one year longer than the sporting directors\u2019, whereas Maresca had a deal until 2029 with a club option of a further year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The former Hull manager is regarded as a bright prospect and there will not have to be a major tactical shift away from Maresca\u2019s template. Chelsea, who are fifth in the Premier League, visit Fulham on Wednesday. They host the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cI am so excited about the future,\u201d Rosenior said. \u201cI have worked my whole life to be a coach and manage a world-class football club. That does bring sadness for what I am leaving behind. This is emotional as it is my last day and time I wake up as a Strasbourg manager.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Rosenior said two of his assistants, Kalifa Ciss\u00e9 and Justin Walker, and Strasbourg\u2019s head of analysis, Ben Warner, would come with him to Chelsea. \u2013 Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liam Rosenior has been confirmed as Chelsea\u2019s new head coach on a contract to 2032, describing the opportunity&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[19414,18,19,17,795,4335,132],"class_list":{"0":"post-270301","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-chelsea-fc","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-premier-league","13":"tag-soccer","14":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}