Chelsea have no plans to sack Liam Rosenior even if they do not qualify for the UEFA Champions League this season, GIVEMESPORT understands.
The Chelsea hierarchy are committed to giving Rosenior at least one full season in charge before carrying out any formal performance review.
Rosenior was only appointed in January after Enzo Maresca was sacked by the club. He became the fifth permanent manager under the Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital ownership since they bought the club from Roman Abramovich in 2022.
Rosenior Keen To Turn Chelsea Into Winners
Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior
Chelsea want to back Rosenior, who is part of summer planning, and only a severe and continued downturn in form between now and the end of the season would make Chelsea reassess, and there is confidence this scenario will not materialise.
Were the Blues to wield the axe and sack Rosenior, they would be faced with another payout, having handed the young manager a six-and-a-half year contract when he arrived at Stamford Bridge.
Speaking on his arrival at the club in January, Rosenior said: "It's a lot of hard work in my life to get to this point, but as I've already said to the players, getting to this club is one thing, but I want to win at this amazing football club with these players and the staff. That is what my focus is on.
"When I first heard that Chelsea Football Club were interested in me becoming the new head coach, it was one of the proudest days of my life. Now I am sat here having met the staff and the players, and it's a day that myself and my family will never forget."
Chelsea In A Rut In The Premier League
Paul Tierney in middle of Chelsea huddle
Paul Tierney in middle of Chelsea huddle
Rosenior's eagerness to win has not quite translated on the pitch, with the Blues in a poor run of form under the new manager.
Chelsea have lost their last four games in all competitions and were humiliated 8-2 on aggregate by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. Their domestic form has seen them slip to sixth place in the Premier League, a point adrift of fift-placed Liverpool. The aim for the season remains Champions League football.
Fifth-place is all but guaranteed to secure Champions League qualification next season for the second year in a row, with England's UEFA coefficient in a strong position. There is even a way in which Champions League qualification could go all the way down to seventh place in the Premier League.
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