LIAM ROSENIOR has been informed he will not receive a full pay-out for the remainder of his £4million a year contract.

The former Hull and Strasbourg boss was sacked by following a run of five Premier League games in a row where the club lost and failed to score.

Liam RoseniorLiam Rosenior won’t receive full compensation of his contract following his Chelsea sacking Credit: PA London, UK. 18th Apr, 2026. LONDON, ENGLAND, APRIL 18: Todd Boehly co owners of Chelsea during the match between Chelsea FC and Manchester United FC in the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, England, on April 18. (Photo by DanThe club informed Rosenior, who theoretically could have earned up to £24m, he won’t receive a full pay-out Credit: Alamy

had only joined the Blues in January, replacing after he quit at the start of the month.

The deal the 41-year-old signed would have seen him stay at the club for six-and-a-half-years, and was worth £4m a season.

It means Rosenior was theoretically in line to pocket as much as £24m following his dismissal.

However, the BBC have reported his deal included a break clause which will see him receive far less than that eye-watering figure.

Such clauses are common across top-level .

The exact figure of the pay-out the outfit is paying Rosenior won’t be revealed until the club’s financial accounts are published next year at .

Calum McFarlane is taking over in the dugout as interim for the second time this season, and will remain in charge until the season draws to a close.

Chelsea’s dramatic drop-off in form has left their £1.5billion squad facing the prospect of not even playing in next season, let alone being without the .

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They dropped to eighth place in the league following a 3-0 loss to Brighton, but recovered to narrowly beat Leeds 1-0 and confirm a trip to for the final.

Chelsea will play Manchester City in the Wembley showpiece on May 16, before ending their league season by hosting relegation-threatened Tottenham and then travelling to Sunderland on the final day.

Before the FA Cup final, McFarlane’s side will clash with Nottingham Forest and Liverpool.

They are currently 10 points outside of the top five – the Prem’s Champions League spots – with a maximum of 12 points available in the final four games.

Chelsea could salvage a European league position with sixth-placed Brighton and seventh-placed Bournemouth two and one point ahead of them respectively.

Meanwhile, an FA Cup win would secure them a spot in the for next season.

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