Liam Rosenior reveals Chelsea have ‘dealt’ with mole behind team leaks

Liam Rosenior said he had spoken to Enzo Fernández ‘at length’ after his comments about his future after Chelsea’s European exit

Liam Rosenior has revealed that Chelsea have found the mole leaking team news. The starting XI was published by French media before the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain. A week later, it also emerged before kick-off that Wesley Fofana was not in the lineup and that Trevoh Chalobah and Jorrel Hato were at centre-back.

“We know [who it is],” Rosenior said. “And it’s not come from any place of malicious intent to me or the team. We know where it’s come from and we’ve dealt with the situation.” Rosenior did not elaborate but it is understood that the information did not come from a player or staff member.

Chelsea were thrashed 8-2 across the two legs and after the match Enzo Fernández said he was unsure whether he would stay at the club beyond the summer. Asked by ESPN Argentina about where he would be next season, the midfielder said: “I don’t know, there are eight games left and the FA Cup. There’s the World Cup and then we’ll see.”

Rosenior said he had a conversation “at length” with the 25-year-old before training on Thursday. “Not just about his comments, just how he was feeling, how as a team we can improve. He’s one of the captains of the club.

“What I would say is he made it really clear to me how happy he is here at this club, how much he wants to win, how passionate he is to be successful. And he also said that in translation and in emotion things get misconstrued in what he said. For me he’s fully committed to this group, he’s fully committed to win here.”

Chalobah was carried off on a stretcher against PSG and Rosenior said the defender would be out for about six weeks. The head coach had feared a longer absence when Chalobah shared a picture on Instagram of his ankle twisted nearly 180 degrees.

“You’re really, really worried the next day,” Rosenior said. “Obviously, it’s never good that Trevoh is out for any period of time but fortunately it’s nowhere near as serious as we first feared. It’s still a serious injury but we’re looking at a period of maybe six weeks.”