Chelsea are searching for their third permanent manager this season after sacking Liam Rosenior after just 106 days, while Premier League clubs are chasing USMNT's Malik Tillman.
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Cesc Fàbregas is in the frame after Liam Rosenior was sacked as Chelsea manager on Wednesday. Timothy Rogers/Getty Images - TeamTalk reports that Al Ahli manager Matthias Jaissle is on Chelsea's radar to replace Liam Rosenior as manager amid a host of other potential candidates. The 38-year-old has little more experience than Rosenior, beginning his managerial career in 2021 at Red Bull-owned Austrian side FC Liefering before a successful two-year stint at Red Bull Salzburg. However, there are other candidates. TeamTalk adds that Chelsea are hoping to speak to Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann, while outgoing managers Oliver Glasner (Crystal Palace) and Andoni Iraola (AFC Bournemouth) are also in the frame, as is Como boss Cesc Fàbregas.
Expert take
ESPN senior writer Mark Odgen weighs in on why Liam Rosenior's tenure was so short at Chelsea.
Liam Rosenior lasted just 106 days as Chelsea head coach, but it was obvious on Day 2 that the 41-year-old was ill-equipped for the job he had been hired to do.
In truth, it was also clear on Day 1 considering his lack of top-level coaching experience and the naïve belief of BlueCo, Chelsea's owner, that Rosenior could make the transition from coaching partner club Strasbourg to leading a dressing room of big-name players at Stamford Bridge following Enzo Maresca's dismissal.
All of Rosenior's gaffes and his corporate speak of "alignment" and "process" combined to make him a figure of ridicule, with some former teammates mocking his unrecognizable persona. Sources told ESPN that Rosenior was so hurt by some of the criticism that he privately challenged his detractors, with one admitting to being surprised that the Chelsea coach was allowing himself to be distracted by the noise.
Read Ogden's full report here.
Other rumors
- Liverpool are tempted to let Alexis Mac Allister leave with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid ready to move for the midfielder. (Football Insider)
- Manchester United have stressed to Bruno Fernandes that they don't want the midfielder to leave under any circumstances. (The Sun)
- Juventus are intensifying discussions to sign Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker, with the main issue being his wages. (La Gazzetta dello Sport)