{"id":36701,"date":"2026-01-03T09:03:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/liam-rosenior-warns-journalist-of-extraordinary-possibility-chelsea-transfer-could-still-go-wrong\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T09:03:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T14:03:31","slug":"liam-rosenior-warns-journalist-of-extraordinary-possibility-chelsea-transfer-could-still-go-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/liam-rosenior-warns-journalist-of-extraordinary-possibility-chelsea-transfer-could-still-go-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Rosenior warns journalist of &#8216;extraordinary&#8217; possibility Chelsea transfer &#8216;could still go wrong&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liam Rosenior could become Chelsea&#8217;s new manager (Photo by George Wood\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liam Rosenior&#8217;s move to Chelsea is reportedly on track and is expected to go through unless something &#8220;special&#8221; happens.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This follows a rather complicated update from Sky Germany&#8217;s trusted journalist Florian Plettenberg, who reveals that the deal is not yet signed and could still fall apart.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenior is currently in charge of Ligue 1 side Strasbourg and will likely impress at Chelsea due to the French club&#8217;s links with the BlueCo group.<\/p>\n<p>This probably makes Rosenior the leading candidate to replace Enzo Maresca, but Plettenberg seems to suggest he&#8217;s not entirely sure about that yet&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Plettenberg posted on X: &#8220;I understand the negotiations with Liam.&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#LawSenior<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">    And Chelsea are doing well and winning. Unless something special happens, the 41-year-old will become Chelsea&#8217;s new head coach. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">&#8220;But it&#8217;s not over yet. The proposed agreement could still fail. <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#CFC<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">    The contract with RC Strasburg is valid until 2028. \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Is Liam Rosenior&#8217;s move to Chelsea really on the verge of collapse?<\/h2>\n<p>It is perhaps an important choice that Plettenberg does not fully accept claims that Rosenior is headed for the Chelsea job.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Liam Rosenier applauds his fans (Photo by Ed Sykes\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blues fans would have expected this to be a bit of a formality due to the club&#8217;s relationship with Strasbourg, but there always seems to be a chance that the English tactician will remain in his current position.<\/p>\n<p>It is also worth noting that other players have also been linked to the CFC vacancy, including Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>Even if negotiations with Rosenior go well, Chelsea will likely discuss other candidates before making a final decision.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Under-21 manager Callum MacFarlane will be in the dugout for tomorrow&#8217;s big Premier League game against Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>It would certainly be ideal if Chelsea could appoint a permanent manager soon, as McFarlane&#8217;s lack of experience means he is not ideal for such a big job.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liam Rosenior could become Chelsea&#8217;s new manager (Photo by George Wood\/Getty Images) Liam Rosenior&#8217;s move to Chelsea is reportedly on track and is expected to go through unless something &#8220;special&#8221; happens. This follows a rather complicated update from Sky Germany&#8217;s trusted journalist Florian Plettenberg, who reveals that the deal is not yet signed and could [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-36701","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}