Fabregas: ‘Nothing to say’ about Chelsea links but new offside rule ‘worries me’

Cesc Fabregas has ‘nothing to say’ about Chelsea rumours as he hopes to stay in charge of Como ‘for quite a long spell’ but is ‘worried’ about a possible new offside rule: ‘Some teams might drop even deeper defensively.’

Como coach Fabregas held a press conference on Friday ahead of a Serie A match against Udinese.

With Chelsea and Enzo Maresca parting company on January 1, some media outlets have claimed that Fabregas is one of the candidates to take over at Stamford Bridge.

“I have nothing to say,” commented the ex-Blues midfielder via TMW.

“I’m here, and I’m the Como coach, hopefully for quite a long spell.”

Como sit 6th in the Serie A table and have collected three wins and two losses in the last five league games.

Fabregas will have limited options in attack on Saturday as Jayden Addai, Alvaro Morata and Assane Diao are injured.

“Addai won’t be there tomorrow. Along with the medical staff, we have decided that it’s still too early,” Fabregas said.

“He has started to sprint in training, but we’ll have to play many games, and we’ll need everyone.

“Diao went to Senegal for a check and returned after three days. He has already made the first part of the recovery here, and I’ve given him four days off to free his head,” continued the Como coach.

“He’ll be back on Monday, and I think we can see him in Turin. I think it will take circa three weeks.

“Alvaro [Morata] is improving, and he’s already working on the pitch, but his recovery time is similar to Diao’s. Kuhn has to prove himself and show me. He’s had several physical issues that have held him back. But there comes a time when players have to demonstrate that they give their all and are ready. I’m sure he will.”

Fabregas was also asked his thoughts on a possible new offside rule mentioned by FIFA President Gianni Infantino earlier this week.

The change aims to prevent attacking players from being called offside as long as any part of their body is level with the last defender, rather than requiring the entire body to be in line, as the current rule states.

“What worries me the most is that some teams might drop even deeper defensively,” Fabregas said.

“I’m not a fan of that. If this rule gets approved, many teams would tend to sit back more.”