'I believe': Cesc Fabregas reveals next season plans amid Chelsea links as Como chief sanctions exit | OneFootball

Ex-Blues midfielder has been touted as first-choice Liam Rosenior replacement and Como are willing to let him leave

Cesc Fabregas says he plans to stay in his post as Como manager after being linked with the vacant Chelsea job, despite the club’s president saying he would sanction the Spaniard’s departure.

The Blues find themselves in the not-unfamiliar position of being without a head coach after Liam Rosenior was relieved of his duties on Wednesday evening following a run of seven losses in eight matches.

Fabregas, 38, spent five trophy-laden years as a Chelsea player and is one of several names linked with the job, with Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola and Fulham’s Marco Silva also on the club’s radar.

“I don't have to say anything,” he told the press. “I don't know anything about it. It would be stupid to think about things that aren't important now, because this isn't important to me.

“The most important thing is Genoa, the next match, and we want to do everything we can to win.

While Fabregas has distanced himself from the Chelsea job, Como club president Mirwan Suwarso said he would not stand in his way.

Fabregas’ Como deal runs until summer 2028, and he also holds equity in the club.

Suwarso told City AM: “If that makes him happy, that’s him. You want your employees to stay with you for as long as possible but, at the end of the day, we don’t own him and he’s free to go to Chelsea if he wishes.”