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The Digest:

Chelsea Football Club is set to appoint Liam Rosenior as its new head coach, with the outgoing Strasbourg manager scheduled to meet with the club's sporting leadership today as the Blues seek a permanent replacement for Enzo Maresca.

Key Points:
  • Liam Rosenior, the current Strasbourg manager, is set to become Chelsea's new head coach.
  • He will meet with Chelsea's sporting leadership today to finalise the appointment.
  • Rosenior will replace Enzo Maresca, who left the club on January 1st.
  • Chelsea's sister club, Strasbourg, is already seeking his replacement, with Gary O'Neill a candidate.
  • Caretaker coach Calum McFarlane led the team to a 1-1 draw with Manchester City on Sunday.
  • Rosenior played for several English clubs before a coaching career that includes Hull City and Strasbourg.
  • He guided Strasbourg to a 7th-place finish in Ligue 1 last season under Chelsea's parent company, BlueCo.
The search for a new manager often marks the beginning of a new project, a deliberate attempt to navigate the club out of the turbulence of transition and into a more stable future.

Sources: Goal