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Change at Chelsea Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images Strasbourg fans have called for the club president Marc Keller to leave after the “humiliating” departure of Liam Rosenior for Chelsea. Both clubs are controlled by Blue Co, which is owned by American businessman Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. On Tuesday, Chelsea announced Rosenior’s arrival on a contract to 2032 after parting ways with Enzo Maresca last week. Advertisement As reported by The Athletic, Rosenior flew to London on Sunday to continue talks alongside Keller and Strasbourg sporting director David Weir. Rosenior flew back to Strasbourg on Monday and said he “could not turn down the opportunity” in his final press conference at the Ligue 1 club the following day. “Liam Rosenior’s transfer marks yet another humiliating step in Racing’s subjugation to Chelsea, ” read a statement from the Federation Supporters RCS, one of Strasbourg’s largest fan groups. pic. twitter. com/60tjq ZL7H5 — Fédération Supporters RCS (@fsrcs) January 6, 2026 “For two and a half years, we and others have been trying to raise the alarm about this. “The problem goes far beyond the sporting impact mid-season and the ambitions of a young coach. It is structural; the future of French club football is at stake. “Every additional contortion by Marc Keller, every extra minute he spends at the helm of the club, is an insult to the tremendous work done before 2023. What many saw as an exaggeration last September is looking more and more like sound advice: it’s time to leave. Now. ” Blue Co bought Strasbourg in the summer of 2023 for €76. 3million (£66. 5m; $89. 5m) — a year after completing its purchase of Chelsea for £2. 5bn — in what was meant to be a model that benefitted both clubs but has created divisions within the Ligue 1 club’s fanbase. Last summer, Blue Co spent a club-record €127. 5m on new Strasbourg players in the summer transfer window after finishing seventh in Ligue 1 and qualifying for the Conference League. Since the partnership, there have been 12 transfers between the clubs. The most recent transfer was Chelsea agreeing a deal to sign striker Emmanuel Emegha at the end of the season, prompting the French club’s fans to raise a banner asking him to step down from captaincy. Emegha had scored 14 goals in all competitions during 2024-25 and has five so far this term. Advertisement “We are very much the junior partner in the setup, ” a spokesperson for one of the four Strasbourg supporters’ organisations told The Athletic earlier this month. “Whereas it’s the Emegha transfer, or if they take our manager, we will always be the little brother. ” Chelsea Under-21s coach Calum Mc Farlane has led the first team since Maresca’s departure, overseeing a 1-1 draw against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday to keep them in fifth place. Strasbourg are seventh in Ligue 1, winless in five games. Jessica Hopkins is a Junior News Editor at The Athletic. She previously contributed to features and investigations across cycling, athletics and football. Follow Jessica on Twitter @Jess MCHopkins