{"id":327658,"date":"2026-05-02T00:36:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=327658"},"modified":"2026-05-02T00:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:06:35","slug":"francesco-farioli-responds-to-chelsea-request-from-porto-supporter-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/francesco-farioli-responds-to-chelsea-request-from-porto-supporter-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Francesco Farioli responds to Chelsea request from Porto supporter | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Francesco Farioli is on Chelsea\u2019s managerial shortlist (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Francesco Farioli has tried to ease concerned Porto supporters after being linked with a move to Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea need to appoint a everlasting substitute for Liam Rosenior this summer, with Calum McFarlane taking charge on a short lived basis for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth\u2019s Andoni Iraola and Xabi Alonso, who was sacked by Real Madrid in January, are among the many candidates on Chelsea\u2019s shortlist.<\/p>\n<p>Reports have claimed that Farioli can also be being considered by Chelsea, with Porto on target to win the Portuguese league title this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Farioli\u00a0was greeted by Porto supporters after his press conference on Friday morning and one concerned fan urged the 37-year-old to reject Chelsea\u2019s advances.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Don\u2019t go to Chelsea\u2026 you\u2019ll be sorely missed,\u2019 the supporter told Farioli.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian replied: \u2018Too cold.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>When asked in regards to the Chelsea links following Porto\u2019s 2-0 win over Tondela last weekend, Farioli replied: \u2018I\u2019m the coach of Porto and I\u2019m really blissful to be here.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Farioli, who didn&#8217;t have knowledgeable profession as a player, began his profession as a manager at Turkish side Fatih Karagumruk.<\/p>\n<p>He then moved to fellow Turkish club Alanyaspor before joining Nice for one season in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>After his time in Ligue 1, Farioli signed a three-year contract with Ajax but left the club after one campaign having lost the league title to PSV on the ultimate day of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Farioli was appointed by Porto last July and the Italian is now set to guide the Portuguese club to their first league title in 4 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the newest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sportmetro\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/metrosportuk\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p 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tried to ease concerned Porto supporters after being linked with a move to Chelsea. Chelsea need to appoint a everlasting substitute for Liam Rosenior this summer, with Calum McFarlane taking charge on a short lived basis for the rest of the season. 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