Chelsea make contact with Premier League manager to replace Liam Rosenior

Chelsea have already made contact for a potential replacement Liam Rosenior after a dire run of form, reports claim.

The pressure has piled on Rosenior after his side lost five Premier League games in a row and failed to score in any of the matches.

The latest result, a 3-0 loss to Brighton, was described as a "unacceptable" and "indefensible" by Rosenior after his side failed to have a single shot on target at the AMEX Stadium.

Rosenior's future appears uncertain and RMC Sport say that Chelsea have already made initial contact with Andoni Iraola.

Iraola will be out of work in the summer as he has already announced he will be leaving Bournemouth at the end of the season.

He will not be sure of offers after enhancing his reputation greatly at the Cherries and Chelsea could make a move.

It may mean that Chelsea will bring in yet another interim manager before looking to give Iraola the job on a full-time basis in the summer.

Rosenior and Chelsea suffered a fifth defeat in a row on Tuesday. Image: Getty

Former Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic is another leading contender in the event that Rosenior gets the boot.

Rosenior was only appointed as Chelsea boss in January, coming in from partner club Strasbourg after Enzo Maresca departed. He still has six years remaining on his Chelsea deal, meaning he could be entitled to a hefty compensation package if Chelsea do sack him.

Though Rosenior was only recently backed by the club's board, Kaveh Solhekol of Sky Sports has reported that the club's leadership group are "taking stock of the situation" and it is "too early" to say whether Rosenior will "definitely be in charge" for the FA Cup semi-final with Leeds United on Sunday.

That claim was followed up by Mike Keegan of the Daily Mail, who said that Chelsea are "moving towards parting company" with Rosenior following a series of poor performances against Newcastle, Everton, Manchester City, Manchester United and Brighton.