If necessary, 2026 only confirmed the lack of attention paid by BlueCo to Strasbourg. Since its takeover by the American consortium in 2023, Racing has above all resembled a satellite club of Chelsea, dedicated to operating as a talent incubator for the benefit of its London counterpart. Besides Andrey Santos and the countless loan players, Mamadou Sarr and Emmanuel Emegha have already committed to Chelsea, and Liam Rosenior is expected to be next.
To cover up the deception and prevent Strasbourg from losing too much face in the middle of the season, it was rumored that BlueCo wanted a transfer fee to be paid by Chelsea to Strasbourg… The English coach cast doubt on a possible arrival with the Blues yesterday, after Racing’s draw against Nice (1-1), but his presence on a flight to London this Sunday left little room for doubt.
Another English coach to coach Strasbourg?
Rosenior therefore probably led his last match at the head of the RCSA, and the question of his successor now seems to be becoming clearer. According to the newspaper The TeamGary O’Neil is expected to take over from the 41-year-old coach. Without a position since his departure from Wolverhampton a year ago, the 42-year-old Englishman would have met the leaders of BlueCo this Saturday.
The president of Strasbourg, Marc Keller, as well as his sporting director David Weir, could also meet him in London in the coming hours. In recent years, O’Neil has also been on the bench at Bournemouth, and served as an assistant in Liverpool’s youth teams. If he emerges as the favorite, another name whose identity has not been filtered would also be in the club’s small papers. In recent days, the name of Eric Ramsay, current coach of Minnesota United, had been mentioned by the British press.
