"If that makes him happy, that's him. You want your employees to stay with you for as long as possible but at the end of the day we don't own him and he's free to go to Chelsea if he wishes," Suwarso said.
He also confirmed that Fabregas could retain his minority shareholding in the club if he departed, provided he did not join an Italian competitor. "Business is business, ideas are ideas. We have to see things in a way that makes sense."
However, Fabregas moved quickly to shut down the speculation. Telling Fabrizio Romano: "Nothing to say about that, it'd be stupid to think about that now — my focus is on the next game against Genoa."
The former Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea midfielder has been widely praised for his work at Como. In his second season in charge, the Lombardy club sit fifth in Serie A and are on course for European qualification — an exceptional achievement for a club that only returned to the top flight last year.
Fabregas holds a minority stake in the club alongside Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and is a board member with responsibility for football operations, giving him structural ties to Como that go beyond a simple employment contract.
Chelsea are yet to confirm who is on their permanent manager shortlist. Andoni Iraola remains the frontrunner for the role among publicly confirmed candidates.