David Ornstein names candidate who “is going to be a Chelsea manager” | OneFootball

The Athletic journalist David Ornstein has named the candidate who “is going to be a Chelsea manager” amidst Enzo Maresca doubts.

This week has seen a whole lot of drama bubble up at Stamford Bridge surrounding head coach Maresca.

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There was some breaking news yesterday, actually from Ornstein as well, suggesting that Manchester City were eyeing Maresca as a top candidate to replace Pep Guardiola, who looks like he could depart the club in the summer.

Maresca actually did his best Pep Guardiola impression after Chelsea’s win over Cardiff in midweek, claiming he was “very happy” while looking anything but. It was as unsettling as you could imagine…

Things are certainly not right there, and we can all clearly see that there is a lot of tension between the Chelsea manager and the board room right now. 

How will it end? Well, personally I can only see Maresca leaving Chelsea in the summer, or being sacked. Likely some sort of mutual agreement will happen. 

Rosenior to replace him?

Liam Rosenior managing Strasbourg. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

Ornstein, speaking on The Athletic Podcast yesterday with words from it cited on X, said:

“There are many people who already saying Liam Rosenior at Strasbourg is going to be a Chelsea manager in the future, whether it’s in the immediate or medium or longer term. And that shows their contingency plans, like all well organized top clubs will be in place in one way, shape or form.”

One of them that feels inevitable

You read stories and situations and this is just one of them that feels like it will happen, like it is inevitable.

Rosenior to replace Maresca at Chelsea this summer? I’d certainly not be putting any money against that happening.