Former Real Madrid manager likely to be offered job
Reece James fit to face Manchester City in FA Cup final
Chelsea’s players believe Xabi Alonso is the ideal candidate to become their next head coach. Talks with the Spaniard’s camp are moving in the right direction and the feeling in the dressing room is that the former Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen head coach is the man to get the team back on track.
No agreement is in place and Chelsea are keeping an open mind as they work to appoint a successor to Liam Rosenior, who was sacked last month after 106 days. Alonso is the frontrunner but others on the shortlist include Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola, Fulham’s Marco Silva, Crystal Palace’s Oliver Glasner and the former Flamengo manager Filipe Luís. Cesc Fàbregas has indicated that he wants to stay at Como.
The situation is expected to accelerate after Chelsea face Manchester City in Saturday’s FA Cup final. Chelsea have tracked Alonso’s progress since he began his managerial career at Bayer Leverkusen in 2022 and have been waiting for him to come on the market. Alonso, who won the Bundesliga title in 2024, has been out of work since leaving Madrid in January.
