Chelsea Owner Backs Rosenior, Targets Experienced Players

Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali expressed support for head coach Liam Rosenior and outlined plans to adjust the club's transfer strategy by targeting more experienced players during this summer's window, in a public address on Thursday at the CAA World Congress of Sports conference in Los Angeles.

Eghbali, co-founder of Clearlake Capital and part of the BlueCo consortium that acquired Chelsea in 2022, addressed the team's recent struggles amid a broader reflection on the ownership's approach. The club sits sixth in the Premier League, four points behind fifth-placed Liverpool, with Champions League qualification at stake. Chelsea have won just one of their last seven league matches, including three straight defeats, following a strong start under Rosenior, who took over on January 1 after Enzo Maresca's departure by mutual consent.

Rosenior, previously at sister club Strasbourg, won seven of his first nine games but has since overseen five losses in six matches across competitions. Eghbali emphasized the board's backing for the 41-year-old, stating, "We had the opportunity to work with him daily for 18 plus months, so we knew what we were getting. We think he has every attribute...