{"id":36649,"date":"2026-01-03T03:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T08:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/negotiations-are-underway-fabrizio-romano-confirms-chelsea-are-making-progress-in-important-negotiations\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T03:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T08:00:28","slug":"negotiations-are-underway-fabrizio-romano-confirms-chelsea-are-making-progress-in-important-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/negotiations-are-underway-fabrizio-romano-confirms-chelsea-are-making-progress-in-important-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Negotiations are underway&#8217; \u2013 Fabrizio Romano confirms Chelsea are making progress in important negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/negotiations-are-underway-fabrizio-romano-confirms-chelsea-are-making-progress-in-important-negotiations\/#Latest_information_on_Fabrizio_Romanos_Liam_Rosenior_transferring_to_Chelsea\" >Latest information on Fabrizio Romano&#8217;s Liam Rosenior transferring to Chelsea<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/negotiations-are-underway-fabrizio-romano-confirms-chelsea-are-making-progress-in-important-negotiations\/#What_will_happen_to_Chelsea_this_season\" >What will happen to Chelsea this season?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on Chelsea&#8217;s search for a new manager as they move forward with negotiations to sign Liam Rosenior.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Blues parted ways with Enzo Maresca earlier this week and Rosenior quickly appeared to be the front-runner to replace him at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Mail has reported on Chelsea&#8217;s links with Bournemouth&#8217;s Andoni Iraola, with one or two other names inevitably thrown into the mix, but Romano&#8217;s latest updates suggest his relationship with Rosseniol is developing.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Latest_information_on_Fabrizio_Romanos_Liam_Rosenior_transferring_to_Chelsea\"><\/span>Latest information on Fabrizio Romano&#8217;s Liam Rosenior transferring to Chelsea<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>See below for the latest details on Romano&#8217;s posts on X.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Chelsea are in talks to bring in a new head coach as soon as possible. Liam Rosenior remains the frontrunner and negotiations continue,&#8221; the Italian journalist wrote.<\/p>\n<p>CFC will no doubt want this completed quickly. That&#8217;s because under-21 head coach Callum McFarlane is the only caretaker in the dugout going into the next game, a tough test against Manchester City, which isn&#8217;t ideal.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenior is also not particularly experienced, but he did at least make an impression during his time in Ligue 1 with fellow BlueCo-owned club Strasbourg.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_will_happen_to_Chelsea_this_season\"><\/span>What will happen to Chelsea this season?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If Rosenija takes over as Chelsea manager, it could still be a great season if the west London giants can improve on their recent poor performance.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have won just one of their last seven Premier League games, but still have enough to scream for a place in the top four.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior looks on (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On top of that, the west London giants are still in the Champions League while also looking forward to a Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Even if this is a big step up in Rosenior&#8217;s coaching career to date, Chelsea have a solid foundation for him to build on.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has provided an update on Chelsea&#8217;s search for a new manager as they move forward with negotiations to sign Liam Rosenior. 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