{"id":50513,"date":"2026-04-27T08:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T03:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=50513"},"modified":"2026-04-27T08:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T03:12:07","slug":"chelseas-coaching-hunt-hit-as-farioli-confirms-porto-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/premier-league\/chelseas-coaching-hunt-hit-as-farioli-confirms-porto-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea\u2019s coaching hunt hit as Farioli confirms Porto future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano has reported a clear update on Francesco Farioli amid growing links with Chelsea FC. The Italian coach has confirmed he will remain at FC Porto, ending speculation over a possible move to England.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are currently in a sensitive phase after parting ways with Liam Rosenior. The decision came with only four Premier League games left in the season. The club is now assessing options for a new head coach ahead of the summer rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>Farioli had emerged as one of the names under consideration. His work and tactical approach had attracted attention across Europe. However, the 35-year-old has now made his position clear.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in response to questions about interest from Chelsea, Farioli gave a direct answer. He stated that he will stay at Porto as planned. When asked if he would remain even if a strong offer arrived, his response was firm. He said yes without hesitation.<\/p>\n<p>This development is a setback for Chelsea\u2019s short-term plans. The club wanted clarity on potential targets early. With Farioli out of the picture, the focus will now shift to other candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Porto, on the other hand, will see this as a major boost. Stability on the bench remains key for their long-term project. Farioli\u2019s commitment strengthens their position going into the next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano has reported a clear update on Francesco Farioli amid growing links with Chelsea FC. The Italian coach has\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":50514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4650],"tags":[3187,312,3686,3918,1823,5328,4466,2031,5018,2200,5078],"class_list":["post-50513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","tag-blues","tag-chelsea","tag-david-ornstein","tag-english-premier-league","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-francesco-farioli","tag-liam-rosenior","tag-manager","tag-managerial-change","tag-porto","tag-transfer-rumours"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50513"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50515,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50513\/revisions\/50515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}