Chelsea announce Liam Rosenior as new head coach on long-term contract - ESPN

Chelsea have announced the appointment of Liam Rosenior as their new head coach on a 5½-year contract.

Rosenior took over at fellow BlueCo club Strasbourg after spells as head coach at Hull City and Derby County. He was in London this week to complete the move.

The 41-year-old has been Strasbourg head coach since July 2024. He guided the French club to a seventh-place finish in Ligue 1 last season.

He leaves them following Saturday's 1-1 draw at Nice — their fifth league game without a win. They sit seventh in the table and are top of the Conference League.

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Rosenior replaces Enzo Maresca, who departed the club on Jan. 1.

Chelsea, who rescued a 1-1 draw against Manchester City on Sunday after Enzo Fernández's stoppage-time equalizer, are fifth in the Premier League.

But a run of just one victory in seven games, and comments from Maresca that hinted at issues behind the scenes, brought an end to the Italian's 19-month tenure before Sunday's draw at City which was overseen by under-21s coach Calum McFarlane.

«I am extremely humbled and honoured to be appointed Head Coach of Chelsea Football Club. This is a club with a unique spirit and a proud history of winning trophies,» Rosenior said in a statement.

«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. I will give everything to bring the success this club deserves.

»I believe deeply in teamwork, unity, togetherness and working for one another, and those values