Chelsea: Rosenior offers ‘no guarantees’ over Strasbourg future following Maresca exit

Liam Rosenior offered no guarantees over his future as Strasbourg coach amid reports he is the frontrunner to replace Enzo Maresca at Chelsea.

Chelsea parted company with Maresca on New Year’s Day, ending the Italian’s 18-month spell at Stamford Bridge.

Rosenior, who has impressed at Strasbourg, is the firm favourite to take over. The Ligue 1 signed share the same ownership as Chelsea, with both clubs under the control of the BlueCo consortium led by Todd Boehly.

Rosenior addresses Chelsea speculation

He led Strasbourg to a seventh-placed finish in his first season in charge last term. They occupy the same position in the table 16 games into this year’s campaign and are through to the last 16 of the Conference League after finishing top of the league phase table.

Strasbourg visit Nice in Ligue 1 on Saturday. While Rosenior insists his focus is on the task in hand at Strasbourg, he refused to rule out taking over from Maresca.

“There’s a lot of noise, a lot of speculation, but as a coach, if you get involved, you fail. My job is here, I love this club,” Rosenior told his pre-match press conference.

“I didn’t talk to the players about it. No need, they’re online and I had a few jokes. But we’re focused on our work. The goal is to continue creating great things here.

“In life, there are zero guarantees. You never know what tomorrow will bring. I’m just doing my job.

“There’s already been speculation. I don’t want to guarantee how long I’ll be here, but I enjoy myself here every day. I intend to continue doing so as long as I’m here.

“I love this club, but I can’t guarantee anything. Nobody can.”

Chelsea will be led by interim boss Calum McFarlane, their Under-21 coach, for Sunday’s game with Manchester City.