Former Chelsea Star Cesc Fabregas has been appointed as the manager of this shocking European giant this evening.

Few people notice Cesc Fabregas walking around the paths that go around Lake Como. There is a reason why rich and famous people like going there: it’s a place where they frequent.
The homes of Richard Branson and George Clooney can be seen from the water on boat rides across the lake. The area has been used to film many Hollywood movies, from James Bond to Star Wars.
So, it’s a great place for a famous football player to hide. This player has won the World Cup and two European Championships.
But Fabregas isn’t just relaxing in retirement. Not at all. He works as a teacher and owns shares in the Italian club Como 1907. Thierry Henry, Fabregas’s former teammate at Arsenal, has also invested in the club. And Fabregas’s role is about a lot more than just where it is.
As the assistant manager at the moment, Fabregas tells Telegraph Sport, “I saw people who wanted to grow this club and do things the way I always wanted to do them.” “It was the start, so we could pretty much start from scratch.” That was cool. I could play here for a few more years and then keep growing as a boss while doing what I love. That’s what I was looking for—a long-term project.
Cesc Fabregas with Como 1907/Cesc Fabregas is excited about his key role in a £1 billion plan to make Como a giant.
In the stands, Fabregas (right) cuts a lively figure. Ciro De Luca/Reuters took the picture.
Cesc Fabregas with Como 1907/Cesc Fabregas is excited about his key role in a £1 billion plan to make Como a giant.
World Cup winner wants to make Como a well-known name around the world. Ciro De Luca/Reuters took the picture.
With a nearly certain return to Serie A, Fabregas’ choice to join the club two years ago has turned out to be a smart one.
Since Milan is only 30 minutes away, 1907 has lost support to European giants Inter and AC, making them more of a child than a giant.
Como has been in Italy’s top flight 13 times, with the most recent season being in 2003. However, they have mostly played in Italy’s second and third divisions. Going bankrupt? They’ve had a few. Sendings down? Too many to list.
Out of a short list of possible annus horribilis, 2016–17 just barely wins. Out of business, out of football, and into Serie D.
Akosua Puni Essien, who is married to former Chelsea player Michael, owned the club for a short time. But in April 2019, things changed. The Hartono brothers bought the club through their Djarum Group, an Indonesian business group that owns Bank Central Asia, tobacco, and Mola, a streaming service that is now a club supporter.
We paid off our debts. One promotion happened within a few months, and the next one, into Serie B, happened two seasons later. Gates that used to be only 400 have grown to a regular 7,000, and about half of them have season seats.
Newcomers from Britain are pushing Como forward.
A few names that are well known to people who used to watch English and Welsh football have helped the team do well.
Dennis Wise, who used to be CEO and is now an adviser, helped Fabregas decide to join as a player in August 2022. In just a few weeks, Henry’s stake was official.
When Fabregas retired last summer at the age of 36, he became the coach of 1907’s Primavera (Under-19) team. When Moreno Longo left in November, Fabregas took over as manager of the adult team for one month, which is the most time the Italian Football Federation will let him do before he has to get his teaching badges.
Since December, Osian Roberts has been the head of growth and is now the caretaker boss. Roberts worked as Chris Coleman’s assistant at the 2016 European Championship. He then helped Patrick Vieira at Crystal Palace and helped Morocco get ready for the World Cup semifinals in Qatar.
When there is a game, Roberts walks along the sidelines and Fabregas sits in the trench-like dugouts. Below ground, he kicks every ball, sometimes jumping up to give orders and sometimes hitting the roof with both hands out of anger. He might play an even bigger part in Serie A next season.
Cesc Fabregas working with Como 1907/Cesc Fabregas loving his key part in a £1 billion plan to make Como from small-time teams to big ones
Even though he is a top player, Fabregas is patient with his team. Thanks to Como 1907
Ces Fabregas working with Como in 1907; Ces Fabregas is excited about his part in a £1 billion plan to make Como a big team.
The people on Como’s team do drills while they’re training.
Even though he has hair, Fabregas still acts like a boy. It’s hard not to remember the 16-year-old who embarrassed pros in the Premier League and made plays that other people couldn’t even think of.
He stops in the middle of a drill at the Mozzate training center in 1907. He waves to two people watching from a bridge 200 yards away. Big letters above the bridge say, “Non c’è sconfitta nel cuore di chi lotta,” which means, “There is no loss in the heart of those who fight.”
He yells in English, “Always the same people!” Later, photographic proof will help the staff figure out if they are enemy spies or just big fans.
Fabregas’ transfer practice keeps going. “We need to make this stuff routine.” He can easily switch between languages, and his voice stays soft but strong.
Not a good touch. “Not a problem.” Some of the best football players have a hard time teaching because their players can’t do the things they used to be able to do. It doesn’t look like that’s the case here.
Fabregas changing the way he plays
His adaptability has pleased his teammates, and since he took over as coach of the first team, 1907’s control and attacking numbers have gotten a lot better. This may come as no surprise given that he spent time at Arsenal and Barcelona, but Fabregas says that no one system is better than the others. He starts, “Football is always going in different directions, so you need to be ready to press every button at every time.”