Former Wolves boss ONeil replaces Rosenior at Strasbourg

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town - Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, Britain - December 14, 2024 Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Gary ONeil reacts. Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

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Jan 7 - Racing Strasbourg have named former Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Gary ONeil as new manager to replace Liam Rosenior, who left to take over at Chelsea, the Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday.

ONeil has been out of work since his sacking at Wolves in December 2024 and the 42-year-old Englishman will be in charge for Saturdays French Cup match away at Avranches.

I am proud to join this incredible club and I cant wait to get started, ONeil said in a statement.

Racing has a unique history, extraordinary passion, great resilience and, of course, loyal supporters who want to see this team play beautiful football and succeed.

We have a group of high-quality players and clear, ambitious goals for the season. My priority is to work hard with the team and give my all for the clubs success.

Rosenior was announced as Chelseas new coach on Tuesday, making the switch from Strasbourg to the Premier League side who are both part of the same multi-club ownership structure.

The French club was taken over by the BlueCo consortium in 2023 and took Rosenior to London to replace Enzo Maresca.

Maresca parted ways with Chelsea on New Years Day after a poor run of form, winning one of their last seven league games to lose ground in