Ex-Real Madrid Coach Xabi Alonso Set to Take Chelsea Job: AP Source
- Chelsea reached an agreement in principle with Xabi Alonso to become the club's next permanent manager, reportedly finalizing a four-year deal to take over this summer.
- Following the departures of Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior, the west London outfit sought a permanent manager to stabilize a turbulent 2025-26 season at Stamford Bridge.
- Last week, the Spaniard visited London to advance contract talks, beating out Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola after Liverpool confirmed Arne Slot would remain their manager.
- Alonso will receive input on the summer transfer window to reshape a squad that won just one of its last 11 league matches while sitting ninth in the table.
- The 44-year-old faces immediate pressure to deliver results, with the club's hierarchy watching closely after the team's 1-0 FA Cup final defeat to Manchester City on Saturday.
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Once on the way to the sphere of supercoaches, Xabi Alonso moves to a place where football coaches are subjected to a particular disdain. He sits there on an uncomfortable seat.
The Spanish coach was fired by Real Madrid in the winter.
Chelsea have one of Europe's hottest coaching seats, and come July, Xabi Alonso is settling in.
Xabi Alonso posted on social network X, former Twitter, for the first time since the summer of 2025 to validate information that puts him on the verge of becoming Chelsea’s new coach. Tolosarra, in this way, surprised his own and strangers confirming the news that his landing in the blues is imminent after barely six months in Real Madrid. The technician shared the publication at 7:38 a.m. this Sunday causing an immediate earthquake and Chelsea …
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