Cesc Fabregas has distanced himself from the vacant Chelsea job, insisting he’s specializing in his future with Italian side Como.
Chelsea are looking for their sixth head coach in five years under the BlueCo ownership after parting ways with Liam Rosenior this week.
Calum McFarlane has stepped up from the Under-21 side to function interim boss until the tip of the season with a everlasting substitute to reach this summer.
Andoni Iraola, who will leave Bournemouth at the tip of the season, is amongst those into account together with Fulham’s Marco Silva.
Former Chelsea left-back Filipe Luis, excelling in Brazil with Flamengo, can also be an option. But one other former Blues star in Fabregas can also be among the many favourites.
The previous Arsenal captain spent five seasons at Chelsea after a spell at Barcelona and is having fun with a successful spell in Serie A with Como where he began his coaching profession just three years ago.
Como are heading in the right direction to qualify for Europe in what’s just their second season within the Italian top flight with the previous Spain international appearing to commit his future to the project.
Club president Mirwan Suwarso told City AM on Friday he wouldn’t stand in Fabregas’ way if he desires to take the reins at Stamford Bridge.
‘You wish your employees to stick with you for so long as possible but at the tip of the day we don’t own him and he’s free to go to Chelsea if he wishes,’ Suwarso said.
Quizzed on those comments, Fabregas said: ‘I don’t must say anything, because I haven’t heard anything from the president.
‘You say that, I do know nothing about it. It might be silly to take into consideration things that aren’t vital now, because this isn’t vital to me: an important thing is Genoa, the following match, and we wish to do the whole lot to win.
Expert evaluation: ‘A contemporary and exciting style’
In Italy, most individuals and most pundits like his playing style. It’s a contemporary playing style, it’s an exciting play style, which has the features that you simply expect from a young, emerging manager and a young, emerging team.
Loads of courage, fiddling with a high line, attempting to keep the ball as much as possible and really attempting to have a powerful identity, a powerful attacking identity against any opponent.
It’s like a Spanish team playing in Serie A. He has a transparent philosophy in mind.
Lorenzo Bettoni, Italian football journalist and editor of Football Italia
‘I believe I’ll proceed as Como’s coach: my experience as a player gives me peace of mind.’
Fabregas won two Premier League titles with Chelsea, before leaving for Monaco in 2019. In 2022 he joined Como, ending his playing profession on the club before immediately starting his coaching profession.
After initially working with the youth and B-team, he was promoted to first-team assistant, helping Como secure promotion back to Serie A.
In 2024, Fabregas took over as head coach, guiding the Italian club to a tenth-place finish of their first season back within the top-flight.
Como continued their progression this season and currently sit fifth and in contention for European qualification with just five games of the season remaining.
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