Strasbourg, France — Head coach Liam Rosenior don officially extend hin contract with Ligue 1 club Strasbourg till June 2028. Dis decision come after impressive performance wey see di club dey challenge for European qualification.
Di 40-year-old manager don turn down plenty offers from Premier League clubs to stay with Strasbourg. Under di leadership of president Marc Keller and ownership group BlueCo (dem also get Chelsea), di team dey currently sit for seventh position in Ligue 1 with just four fixtures remaining.
In di past, Strasbourg don only qualify for Europe group stage once since 2005. Dis go be di second time dem dey close to reaching dat goal since dem fall short in 2019-20 season after losing to Eintracht Frankfurt.
According to transfermarkt, Strasbourg get di youngest squad in Ligue 1 with average age of 21.4 years, making dem one of di youngest teams in European football history. Rosenior, who be former full-back, don build dem to fit in for di top tier.
“I dey enjoy di project for here, and I wan build something special,” Rosenior talk. “Di support wey I dey receive from di fans and di management dey massive.”
Since Rosenior take charge in July 2024, e don lead di team to an impressive unbeaten run of ten matches in Ligue 1, with only one loss from di last seventeen games. Dis form don put dem in strong position to challenge di top four.
Before dis extension, Rosenior don be shortlisted for di Championship manager of di season award, showing di impact wey e don get on di club. Di decision to extend hin contract go mean say clubs like Southampton and others wey dey look for new managers go need to look for different options.
With di current season coming to an end, di renewed commitment from Rosenior show say na serious ambition dey within di club as dem aim for European football. Di fans don mark their calendars for di upcoming games as dem hope to witness historic moment for di club.
