Chelsea want to have their new head coach in place before the start of the World Cup according to Fabrizio Romano.<\/p>\n
DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n The Blues are yet again looking for another head coach after they sacked Liam Rosenior last month, less than four months after appointing him.<\/p>\n Rosenior is the second head coach to leave Stamford Bridge this season after Enzo Maresca\u2019s departure in January.<\/p>\n Chelsea\u2019s sporting directors are once again carrying out the search, and there\u2019s understood to be a shortlist of five or six names.<\/p>\n Xabi Alonso is believed to be the preferred candidate, whilst Andoni Iraola also features highly in Chelsea\u2019s thinking.<\/p>\n The Blues are also said to have made checks on Marco Silva, Oliver Glasner and Filipe Luis, although they aren\u2019t said to feature as highly in the club\u2019s thinking currently.<\/p>\n Given Chelsea can\u2019t afford to get this decision wrong they are taking their time with it, and Romano has provided an update on the process.<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea at Chelsea is to get the new manager as soon as possible before the World Cup, t<\/span>his is the plan,\u201d he told his YouTube channel.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSo in almost one month for sure, Chelsea want to have everything already signed, already announced, already completed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a <\/span>preferred source on Google <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\nFabrizio Romano shares latest on Chelsea manager search<\/h2>\n