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·29 April 2026

The Athletic name one candidate for new Chelsea manager on 8-man short list

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Chelsea will apparently have a 7 to 8 man shortlist for the new manager role that is now available after sacking Liam Rosenior.

The Blues head coach got given his marching orders after a really bad run of form and some miserable performances and score lines.


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Chelsea are now searching for a replacement for Rosenior and someone to hopefully stay there a little bit longer than the former Strasbourg boss did, which was around just three months.

The club have been hiring and firing managers since they came in, struggling to find any sort if sustainability amongst chaos and toxicity.

One man named

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Andoni Iraola managing Bournemouth. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

The Athletic have named just one name in their latest report on who will become the next manager of Chelsea, and that man is Andoni Iraola of Bournemouth.

They report that Chelsea are now looking at a list of around seven or eight names to take over permanently. One of those under consideration is Iraola.

After hiring and firing four permanent coaches in as many years, the club apparently do not want to rush this decision.

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