Cesc Fabregas has declared he will one day manage in the Premier League amid links to the vacant manager’s job at his former club Chelsea, but insisted he would need control of football decisions.
Fabregas has been touted as one of the contenders to take charge at Stamford Bridge, after the Blues sacked head coach Liam Rosenior last month after 106 days in charge.
The 38-year-old played for Chelsea between 2014 and 2019, where he earned two Premier League titles, as well as lifting the FA Cup, Europa League and League Cup.
Fabregas has been building his managerial career at Como, after leading the club to a 10th place finish in his first full season as a manager, following their promotion to Serie A in 2024.
With three games to go this season, Como remain in contention to secure Champions League qualification for the first time, with Fabregas’ side just three points shy of fourth placed Juventus.
Speaking to the Telegraph, Fabregas confirmed he one day plans to manage in the Premier League, but insisted he is in no rush to leave his role at Como.
Cesc Fabregas has said he will manage in the Premier League in the future, but insisted he is in no rush to leave Como
Fabregas has been linked with the vacant Chelsea job having won two league titles as a player with the Blues
‘The Premier League is the best league in the world,’ Fabregas said.
‘I’ve always been very, very clear about it. I felt it as a player, I feel it as a coach, as a fan. But [José] Mourinho told me one day when I was at Chelsea “I still have 30 years to work”.
‘So I could be here [Como] for 10 years, and you can still go to the Premier League in 12, 15 years.
‘Football is so unpredictable, it changes in one second. One day, you are the best. The day after, you are the worst. So let’s enjoy the moment. I like to enjoy the moment. It’s beautiful what we are living here. Let’s see what the future holds.’
Fabregas, who is a minority shareholder at Como, also outlined that he has full control of football decisions at the club.
The Spaniard stressed it is ‘really important’ to him to have the trust to take football decisions, adding that he needed to be convinced when it came to signing players.
‘I take all the football decisions,’ Fabregas said. ‘The sporting director, he’s day-to-day with me and we see football the same way.
‘The signings, we work with data, we have our scouting and stuff, but it needs to be something that I believe in. It needs to be a player that I’m convinced about.
Chelsea’s recruitment is overseen by a five-strong sporting director set up, led by Paul Winstanley, right, and Laurence Stewart, left
‘I’m so happy and lucky that we have a president that trusts me a lot and has given me the confidence to go and take all the football decisions. That, for me, is really important.’
Chelsea’s model is led by a five-strong sporting director set-up, led by Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart and also featuring Joe Shields, Sam Jewell and Dave Fallows.
The set-up is seen as a collaborative approach with individual responsibilities and shared accountability.
Rosenior had spoken of the set-up during the January transfer window, admitting he was in favour of the BlueCo structure, expressing a belief the club had the best recruiters in the world.
Last month, Como president Mirwan Suwarso admitted he would not stand in Fabregas’ way if he expressed a desire to return to the Premier League with Chelsea.
