{"id":323000,"date":"2026-04-22T23:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=323000"},"modified":"2026-04-22T23:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:09:12","slug":"chelsea-make-contact-with-premier-league-manager-to-interchange-liam-rosenior-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/chelsea-make-contact-with-premier-league-manager-to-interchange-liam-rosenior-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea make contact with Premier League manager to interchange Liam Rosenior | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chelsea have made a move for Andoni Iraola (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chelsea have already made contact with Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola to interchange Liam Rosenior, in accordance with reports.<\/p>\n

Lower than 24 hours after the 3-0 defeat away to Brighton, Chelsea sacked Rosenior on Wednesday and confirmed that Calum McFarlane has been brought back as interim manager for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n

Chelsea have now lost now lost five league games without scoring a goal for the primary time since 1912 and sit seventh within the Premier League, seven points behind fifth-placed Liverpool who occupy the ultimate Champions League qualification spot.<\/p>\n

McFarlane is now in place for Chelsea\u2019s FA Cup semi-final against Leeds United this Sunday, in addition to the club\u2019s 4 remaining Premier League matches against Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, Tottenham and Sunderland.<\/p>\n

Chelsea\u2019s hierarchy at the moment are working on a everlasting alternative for Rosenior, who signed a five-and-a-half-year contract in January, and in accordance with RMC Sport<\/a>, initial contact has been made with Iraola.<\/p>\n

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Liam Rosenior was sacked by Chelsea on Wednesday (Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Spaniard has already confirmed that he’ll leave Bournemouth at the top of the season when his contract expires.<\/p>\n

Explaining his decision to go away Bournemouth, who currently sit ninth within the Premier League, Iraola said: \u2018It has been a choice that has taken me quite a lot of time to take.<\/p>\n

\u2018It has not been a transparent decision. At all times during this process, this season, I\u2019ve been talking to the club in regards to the situation. They were very aware that this might occur and there isn’t all the time one foremost reason.<\/p>\n

\u2018I feel the choice I\u2019ve taken is because probably I don\u2019t need to risk the sensation I even have right away of pride and satisfaction of those three seasons.<\/p>\n

\u2018And you are trying to envisage yourself in a possible fourth season, in a possible fifth season. Every little thing costs more.<\/p>\n

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Oliver Glasner \u2013 5\/1
Xavi Hernandez \u2013 15\/2
Marco Silva \u2013 9\/1
Frank Lampard \u2013 9\/1
Unai Emery \u2013 14\/1
Julian Nagelsmann \u2013 14\/1
Fabian Hurzeler \u2013 16\/1
Xabi Alonso \u2013 16\/1
Luis Enrique \u2013 20\/1<\/p>\n

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\u2018We, as human beings, get uninterested in all the time watching the identical faces. And I suppose I\u2019ve decided that this was the best moment to place an end to this journey that for me has been really, really special.<\/p>\n

\u2018The club is in an ideal place. I even have things on this club that I is not going to find anywhere else. I come to work each day with a smile and this could be very priceless for me.<\/p>\n

\u2018But as managers, you learn because you might have experience as a player, you\u2019ve had quite a lot of managers, you might have to decide on thoroughly when to begin, where to begin, when to finish things.<\/p>\n

\u2018And it\u2019s not a choice that I had super-clear. Sometimes, I\u2019ve been pondering, \u2018oh, I definitely am continuing here\u2019. Other times \u2018I\u2019m not continuing here\u2019. It\u2019s a matter of feeling.<\/p>\n

\u2018There may be a moment where you might have to take a choice. And that is the choice I\u2019ve taken.<\/p>\n

\u2018I suppose I prefer to make the error of \u2018perhaps I could have stayed one 12 months more\u2019, but I don\u2019t need to make the error of \u2018it was one 12 months an excessive amount of\u2019 and there may be a small margin that you just are fiddling with and that is what it’s.\u2019<\/p>\n

RMC Sport\u2019s report adds that Edin Terzic, who guided Borussia Dortmund to the Champions League final in 2024, can be on Chelsea\u2019s shortlist.<\/p>\n

Of their statement confirming Rosenior\u2019s exit on Wednesday, Chelsea said: \u2018Chelsea Football Club has today parted company with Head Coach Liam Rosenior.<\/p>\n

\u2018On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, we would really like to position on record our gratitude to Liam and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the Club.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Liam has all the time conducted himself with the best integrity and professionalism following his appointment midway through the season.<\/p>\n

\u2018This has not been a choice the Club has taken flippantly, nonetheless recent results and performances have fallen below the needed standards with still so way more to play for this season. Everyone at Chelsea FC wishes Liam every success in the longer term.<\/p>\n

\u2018Calum McFarlane will take charge of the team as Interim Head Coach until the top of the season with support from existing Club backroom staff, as we try to realize European qualification and progress within the FA Cup.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Because the Club works to bring stability to the Head Coach position, we’ll undertake a technique of self-reflection to make the best long-term appointment.\u2019<\/p>\n

In what turned out to be his final press conference as Chelsea manager on Tuesday night, Rosenior took aim at his players for his or her woeful performance against Brighton by which they did not register a shot on the right track.<\/p>\n

\u2018In the fundamentals, within the pride it is best to have in wearing the shirt, that was unacceptable,\u2019 Rosenior said.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019ve defended the players, and I’m accountable. I\u2019ve all the time said that. But after tonight, I feel the players as well need to take a look within the mirror for what they put in. We lost 80 per cent of duels. We didn\u2019t win a header. Two of the goals come once we could head the ball. At any level, for those who make those errors and lack of engagement, you\u2019re not going to win games of football.<\/p>\n

\u2018I saw commitment against Manchester United three days ago.<\/p>\n

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