Cesc Fabregas breaks silence on Chelsea job after Como chief gives green light

Cesc Fabregas has been linked with a return to Chelsea as their head coach.

The Blues are on the lookout for a brand new supervisor after sacking Liam Rosenior earlier this week.

Rosenior lasted lower than 4 months at Stamford Bridge after shedding 5 consecutive Premier League matches with out scoring.

Calum McFarlane has been handed the interim position till the top of the season.

Fabregas, who performed as a midfielder for the West Londoners between 2014 and 2019, is claimed to be admired by the Blues.

However the Spaniard dismissed the hyperlinks and insisted he’s solely targeted on Como for the rest of the marketing campaign.

Chatting with the media forward of Sunday’s away conflict at Genoa, Fabregas mentioned: “Nothing to say about that.

“It’d be silly to consider that now, my focus is on the following recreation towards Genoa. I consider I’ll proceed my chapter as Como head coach and concentrate on the following video games.”

This comes after Como president Mirwan Suwarso mentioned he won’t stand in Fabregas’ approach if he wished to hitch Chelsea.

Suwarso informed Metropolis AM: “If that makes him comfortable, that’s him. You need your staff to stick with you for so long as attainable however on the finish of the day we don’t personal him and he’s free to go to Chelsea if he needs.”

Chelsea had initially deliberate to again Rosenior even when the membership didn’t safe Champions League qualification.

However they have been pressured to vary their stance following the disastrous run of leads to current weeks.

Rosenior additionally publicly attacked his gamers, which made his place nearly untenable.

Fabregas has performed a formidable job at Como since taking on as head coach in July 2024.

The Spanish boss led his aspect to a tenth place league end in his debut season.

Como have performed even higher underneath Fabregas this marketing campaign, as they’re on the right track to safe European qualification.

The Blue and Whites are presently sixth in Serie A standings, with 5 factors behind fourth-placed Juventus.

Chelsea are additionally mentioned to be contemplating Andoni Iraola, Marco Silva and Edin Terzic as attainable replacements for Rosenior.