William Gallas urges Chelsea to snub Fabregas for “harsh” manager who “can win things very soon”

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·25 April 2026

William Gallas urges Chelsea to snub Fabregas for “harsh” manager who “can win things very soon”

Former Chelsea star William Gallas has told the Blues to snub Cesc Fabregas and appoint Diego Simeone as the club’s next head coach.

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Chelsea sacked Liam Rosenior on Wednesday less than four months after appointing him, and are once again looking for another head coach.

Rosenior is the second head coach to leave Chelsea this season, following the departure of Enzo Maresca in January.

William Gallas urges Chelsea to snub Cesc Fabregas

Calum McFarlane has been placed in temporary charge for the remainder of the season, whilst Chelsea’s sporting directors look for a new head coach.

It’s understood there are seven or eight names under consideration, with Andoni Iraola reportedly an early front-runner.

David Ornstein expects a head coach to be appointed early in the summer, and the sporting directors can’t afford to get this appointment wrong.

It’s understood there are seven or eight names under consideration, with Andoni Iraola reportedly an early front-runner.

Como’s president has said Fabregas is free to join Chelsea if he wishes, but Gallas has urged the blues to snub their ex-midfielder and appoint Simeone.

“I think it all depends on what you are looking for,” he said as quoted by GOAL.

“For the long-term, you can bring in Cesc Fabregas because he is doing well with his club at the moment. He is young and able to speak to a young squad.

“He’s doing a good job. In the long term, he can bring Chelsea back to the positions where everybody wants to see Chelsea.

“If you are thinking about the short-term, to have success straight away, they need that experienced head to guide them like Diego Simone and with his personality he can win things very soon with Chelsea.

“Maybe the Chelsea players need him too because we need to see more warriors and soldiers in the team after what they’ve shown us. I think you need that type of manager who is a little bit more harsh on the players.”

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