Cesc Fabregas determined to take ambitious Como into Serie A

Cesc Fabregas is determined to take Como to Serie A after taking over as boss at the Italian club.

The former Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona midfielder, who is an investor in the club along with Thierry Henry, replaced Moreno Longo as interim boss on Monday in what is his first managerial position.

He ended his playing career in the lakeside city last season and was coach of the club’s under-19s before getting the top job.

COMO 1907: OFFICIAL CLUB STATEMENT

Como 1907 and Moreno Longo have parted company. The search for a new Head Coach begins immediately with Cesc Fàbregas and the current coaching staff taking over duties for the interim period.

Following several months of strategic planning, the… pic.twitter.com/nwxBpENKeo

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Como are a club on the rise, having won back-to-back promotions and currently sit sixth in Serie B following a 2019 takeover.

The Spaniard says he does not see the position as a stepping stone for a Premier League job, but a long-term project to get them to the top tier in Italy.

“Obviously, now it is one of the main objectives, 100 per cent,” he said at Web Summit in Lisbon. “Whatever my role is I will always give my best.

“When I joined the club one of the main objectives was to become the coach of Como 1907, I didn’t expect it to come so soon because I retired a little bit earlier, I could still be playing.

“It is an opportunity for me. It is a long-term project, I am not here for two days or two months, it is a long thing. I trust the club, I trust the people, my family has found happiness in Como.

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“I feel great, I feel ready. This is something that happened very quickly in the last couple of days.

“I have a