Chelsea Appoints Rosenior as New Manager

English Premier League side Chelsea confirmed the appointment of unheralded Liam Rosenior as their new head coach on a six-year deal, replacing Enzo Maresca.

The 41-year-old said earlier Tuesday during a farewell press conference at Ligue 1 club Strasbourg that he had “verbally agreed” on the move to Stamford Bridge. The move was rubber-stamped shortly afterwards.

“I am extremely humbled and honoured to be appointed head coach of Chelsea Football Club,” Rosenior said in a statement on Chelsea’s website.

“This 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.”

Chelsea Appoints Rosenior as New Manager. Getty Images

Rosenior has just three years’ experience as a manager and has never coached in the Premier League. He had been widely touted as the frontrunner to succeed Maresca since the Italian was sacked on Thursday.

The same consortium, BlueCo, owns Strasbourg and Chelsea. The former Hull City manager will become Chelsea’s fourth permanent boss since BlueCo took control of the Londoners in 2022.

Rosenior played in the Premier League and Championship. His clubs included Fulham, Reading and Hull City. He worked as a coach at Derby under Phillip Cocu and Wayne Rooney. He briefly replaced Rooney on an interim basis in 2022 and later that year took over as manager of Hull in the Championship, England’s second flight.

He was sacked after 18 months and, in July 2024, was appointed by Strasbourg, whom he guided to seventh place in Ligue 1 last season.

Chelsea travel to London rivals Fulham on Wednesday.

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