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According to authoritative insider Fabrizio Romano, the French club has already found a new head coach. He will be another English specialist – Gary O’Neill.

The parties have already reached a full agreement on the terms of cooperation. The 42-year-old coach is expected to sign a long-term contract with the Alsatians. An official announcement should be made soon.

O’Neill’s appointment maintains a strategy by owners BlueCo (who own both Chelsea and Strasbourg) of attracting English coaches to work in France. O’Neill is known for his work in the Premier League, where he managed Bournemouth and Wolverhampton, proving himself as a crisis manager and tactically flexible mentor.

Now Gary will face the task of maintaining the high bar set by Rosenior and continuing the team’s successful performance in the European Cups.