Rosenior confirms Chelsea deal to replace Maresca at Premier League club

Liam Rosenior says helium could not crook down Chelsea but admits antithetic concern arsenic a woody has not yet been signed.

Racing Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior says helium has reached an statement with Chelsea to go their adjacent manager but has yet to motion a declaration with the Premier League club.

“I ‍haven’t signed yet. I person agreed verbally with Chelsea. It’s truly important – this is antithetic to thing anyone has ever done. Nobody has made a connection earlier they person signed a contract,” ‍Rosenior said astatine a ⁠news league connected Tuesday.

“Everything is agreed, and it volition astir apt spell done successful the adjacent fewer hours,” helium said successful Strasbourg, France. “I’m present due to the fact that I attraction astir this nine and I felt it was close to reply your questions physically present contiguous earlier I determination on.”

Rosenior added that helium would instrumentality his ⁠assistants Kalifa Cisse and Justin Walker with him to the Premier League club.

The 41-year-old, who joined Ligue 1 broadside Racing Strasbourg successful 2024, said his clip astatine the nine had been the astir rewarding play of ​his vocation aft spells astatine Derby County and Hull City.

“The ‌last 18 months person been a joyousness and the champion of my nonrecreational career,” Rosenior said. “I person met immoderate unthinkable people, created unthinkable memories and made history.”

He said helium had been transparent with Strasbourg’s ‌ownership astir extracurricular interest.

“I person had involvement from galore clubs, including Champions League clubs, which I person ever been unfastened ‌with to our president, Marc Keller, and our ownership,” ⁠Rosenior said. “I volition emotion this nine for the remainder of my life, but I cannot crook down Chelsea.”

Little-known Rosenior had been wide touted arsenic the beforehand runner to win Enzo Maresca since the Italian was sacked connected Thursday, not slightest due to the fact that Strasbourg and Chelsea are owned by the aforesaid consortium, BlueCo.

Rosenior, who has nary Premier League coaching experience, volition go Chelsea’s 4th imperishable brag since BlueCo took power of the Londoners successful 2022.

Chelsea has yet to corroborate the assignment but held talks with Rosenior successful London connected Monday.