Agents contacted: Fabrizio Romano breaks early morning Xabi Alonso to Premier League update

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Xabi Alonso is reportedly open to a move to the Premier League, according to Fabrizio Romano. Chelsea's owners are considering giving him new powers if he joins.

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Xabi Alonso is open to a Premier League move
Fabrizio Romano reported the update
Chelsea's owners may offer him new powers

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Agents contacted: Fabrizio Romano breaks early morning Xabi Alonso to Premier League update

Xabi Alonso is more than open to a Premier League move, according to Fabrizio Romano.

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This tracks with recent reports around the Spanish head coach’s potential movement this summer, with Chelsea’s owners said to be prepared to hand him fresh powers.

The interest doesn’t seem to be concerning Liverpool’s decision-makers, with the club understood to be keen to stick by Arne Slot.

Xabi Alonso is open to Premier League return

Romano hopped onto X (fomerly Twitter) on Tuesday morning to confirm that the Blues are ‘aware of his availability’.

That’s particularly intriguing phrasing, given that reports elsewhere have insinuated that Chelsea are prepared to move heaven and earth to land Alonso’s signature.

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Mark Douglas over at the iPaper, for instance, reported that the struggling Premier League side was prepared to review the balance of power at the club. This would potentially see the ex-Real Madrid head coach handed greater say over key decisions, like transfers.