January 7, 2026
[Chelsea] 41-Year-Old Liam Rosenière Takes Over — Contract Runs Until 2032
Chelsea announced on the 6th that Liam Rosenière (41) has been appointed as their new head coach, replacing former boss Enzo Maresca. Rosenière arrives from French side Strasbourg, a club under the same ownership umbrella.
The contract runs until June 30, 2032 — an eye-watering six and a half years, very much on brand for modern-day Chelsea. Amid ongoing chaos, the club have leaned hard into their multi-club ownership (MCO) model, plucking a young coach straight from their “sister club.”
Who Is Liam Rosenière? Why Chelsea Chose Him
Rosenière is a former England U-21 defender who played for clubs like Fulham and Hull City during his playing days.
Success at Strasbourg:
Appointed in the summer of 2024, Rosenière guided a youthful Strasbourg side into the upper reaches of Ligue 1. His work at a fellow BlueCo club clearly earned him major trust from Chelsea’s hierarchy.
Tactical style:
He favours possession-based football while maximising young players’ strengths — exactly the kind of pitch Chelsea think fits their bloated youth-heavy squad. Development, structure, vibes.
Debut match:
He’s expected to take charge starting with the away trip to Fulham on the 7th — straight into a West London derby, because of course.
SNS Fan Reactions
3: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 22:19
Baffling appointment.
Guess they’re betting on youth and “potential.”
But can he actually control Premier League players?
5: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 22:23
Feels like the kind of thing that gets sister clubs cut off sooner or later.
14: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 22:50
>>5
You don’t really understand how sister clubs work.
18: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 23:50
>>14
Strasbourg is basically under Chelsea’s owner anyway.
That contract length though…
Is it for accounting, like spreading amortisation?
7: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 22:26
Chelsea hand out sackings like candy and still give a long deal to an unproven coach.
They’re basically pre-paying the compensation.
9: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 22:33
Long contracts with zero top-level results never feel good.
10: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 22:34
Chelsea just buy, dump, repeat.
Hard to build a team like that.
If it wasn’t for money, they’d be finished.
15: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 22:55
Players won’t listen to him.
Calling it now.
19: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/07 00:01
Not a Russian oligarch — Rosenière.
Important distinction.
20: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/07 00:02
That contract is insanely long.
For a manager.
21: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/07 01:10
Three years is the absolute max for managers.
17: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 23:28
The length suggests they rate him insanely highly.
But Chelsea can just pay their way out if it fails, so maybe they don’t care.
22: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/07 01:13
He’ll be sacked by next year anyway lol.
24: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/07 02:11
Guaranteed early dismissal.
25: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/07 06:32
Feels like a secondment to head office.
26: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/07 06:44
Plenty of coaches look great at mid-table clubs and flop at big ones.
27: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/07 06:48
They’ll sack him quickly regardless,
but a contract until 2032 is genuinely stupid.
28: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/07 06:54
>>27
Probably locked him in cheap.
Even if they sack him, compensation won’t hurt much.
Arsenal Fan Reactions
962: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 19:35
Six and a half years for Chelsea’s new manager.
He’ll be gone in months.
968: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 20:50
Everyone’s a mess these days lol.
970: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 21:00
Long contract knowing he’ll be sacked.
Must be nice.
971: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 21:11
>>970
Get sacked in a few months and live off compensation forever. Dream life.
972: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 21:12
United and Chelsea are still paying wages to managers from generations ago.
977: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 21:34
Strasbourg and Chelsea are both BlueCo clubs.
For Rosenière, it’s like moving from a regional branch to HQ.
983: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 22:00
Chelsea and United both sacked managers on 31 points.
Spurs are 13th on 27 — what’s Thomas Frank doing?
If that’s acceptable, it’s no better than Postecoglou’s mad high line.
Glasner’s also 14th on 27.
Bringing in outsiders or club legends is always a gamble.
Even proven managers don’t always fit big clubs.
Honestly, who knows anymore.
990: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/06 22:27
Chelsea grabbing another “colonial” coach tightens their control.
United still trying to poach Glasner, apparently.
31: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/07 07:55
Classic investor-owned club.
Shuffle players and managers endlessly and still finish below Villa.
39: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/07 09:05
You can’t build chemistry when the squad changes every five minutes.
37: Anonymous Fan 2026/01/07 08:31
Maresca was actually brilliant.
Who else beats PSG 3-0 in a Club World Cup final?
Not even Klopp’s Liverpool could do that.
