Rosenior says he has agreed verbally to become Chelsea manager

Racing Strasbourg coach Liam Rosenior said on Tuesday he had reached an agreement with Chelsea to become their next manager, adding that he would take his assistants Kalifa Cisse and Justin Walker with him to the Premier League club.

Rosenior said he had yet to sign a contract, describing the situation as unusual.

“I haven’t signed yet, I have agreed verbally with Chelsea. It’s really important — this is different to anything anyone has ever done. Nobody has made a statement...