{"id":3737,"date":"2026-05-04T20:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3737"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:28:20","slug":"como-boss-cesc-fabregas-reveals-premier-league-return-plan-amid-links-to-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=3737","title":{"rendered":"Como Boss Cesc Fabregas Reveals Premier League Return Plan Amid Links To Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ital ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20px\" src=\"https:\/\/b.fssta.com\/uploads\/application\/external-logos\/goal-dot-com-logo_black.svg\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Cesc Fabregas has admitted that a return to the Premier League is firmly in his future plans as his managerial stock continues to rise at Como.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>The former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder has guided the Italian outfit to the brink of European qualification, sparking inevitable links with top jobs back in England.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Having conquered English football as one of the finest midfielders of his generation, Fabregas is now making waves in the dugout.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>The Spaniard has transformed Como from Serie B strugglers to European contenders in Serie A, but he remains open about his desire to eventually return to the top flight of English football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;The Premier League is the best league in the world,&#8221; Fabregas told <i>Telegraph Sport<\/i>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;I\u2019ve always been very, very clear about it. I felt it as a player, I feel it as a coach, as a fan. But [Jose] Mourinho told me one day when I was at Chelsea: \u2018I still have 30 years to work.\u2019 So I could be here [Como] for 10 years, and you can still go to the Premier League in 12, 15 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;Football is so unpredictable, it changes in one second. One day, you are the best. The day after, you are the worst. So let\u2019s enjoy the moment. I like to enjoy the moment. It\u2019s beautiful what we are living here. Let\u2019s see what the future holds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>The 39-year-old\u2019s coaching philosophy has been shaped by a legendary list of former mentors, including Arsene Wenger and Antonio Conte.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>While he famously kept a &#8220;little black book&#8221; of tactical notes during his playing days, Fabregas is now trusting his own instincts as he establishes himself as one of Europe&#8217;s most promising young managers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;I started the book when I was at Arsenal. Not when I was 16, but maybe when I was 22 or 23, before going to Barcelona, and then I just kept adding to it during my career. I referred back to it at the beginning [of being a coach] because everything was new. But now, with my experience, every time I\u2019m more confident about what I do,&#8221; Fabregas added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;The biggest chapters are probably about Arsene, because everything was new, and Conte, because, for me, he was a big shock. Everything was different.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Wenger, together with Thierry Henry and David Dein, former Arsenal co-owner and vice-chairman, were in the stands to see Como\u2019s historic victory over Juventus last October.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;It was amazing because I speak to Arsene,&#8221; Fabregas said. &#8220;He sends me messages after games, even when we lose or when we win after good performances. He gives me a lot of courage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Despite being linked with high-profile vacancies at former clubs like Chelsea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Fabregas remains steadfast in his commitment to attractive, possession-based football. He insists that he would rather walk away from the game than compromise on the technical principles that defined his illustrious playing career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;I coach the way that I feel. I love the game. If I coach only to get results, I will not do it. I don\u2019t have the necessity to do it. I played for 20 years, my kids, my wife, they have a great life. Thank God that I played for great clubs, and I don\u2019t know how to say but I don\u2019t need to do it. I do it because of the passion and because I want to do it my way,&#8221; Fabregas explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;You can win in any way, as long as you convince the players and you convince everyone that this is the right way. But I have my beliefs. If you want to play long ball, second ball, I\u2019m sorry I\u2019m not your guy, because I don\u2019t feel it. So I will not be able to transmit the fire.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Fabregas is not just a coach at Como; he is a minority shareholder with significant influence over the club&#8217;s entire sporting direction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>Working under the billionaire Hartono brothers, he has been given the freedom to implement his vision from the ground up, including designing training facilities and even dictating the dimensions of the pitch to suit his passing style.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;I take all the football decisions,&#8221; Fabregas explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-ace7f8b6>&#8220;The sporting director, he\u2019s day-to-day with me and we see football the same way. The signings, we work with data, we have our scouting and stuff, but it needs to be something that I believe in. It needs to be a player that I\u2019m convinced about. I\u2019m so happy and lucky that we have a president that trusts me a lot and has given me the confidence to go and take all the football decisions. That, for me, is really important.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY Cesc Fabregas has admitted that a return to the Premier League is firmly in his future plans as his managerial stock continues to rise at Como.\u00a0 The former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder has guided the Italian outfit to the brink of European qualification, sparking inevitable links with top jobs back in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":3736,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}