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Xabi Alonso is emerging as the main target for the Chelsea manager position, according to reports. This development follows José Mourinho's recent move to Real Madrid, which may influence Chelsea's shortlist for managerial candidates.
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Xabi Alonso is being linked more and more with the Chelsea job recently, and one journalist is now saying heâs the âmain targetâ for the Blues.
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Portuguese journalist Pedro Almeida has become the latest to back the story that Xabi Alonso could be the new Chelsea manager.
He says that the Basque coach is the âmain targetâ for the Blues this summer, meaning heâs moved ahead of former favourite Andoni Iraola in the Bluesâ thinking.
This is still a long way from being done â we donât yet know if Alonso even wants the job, or what other roles he might be holding out for.
But it certainly seems itâs becoming more likely as each day passes.
This isnât the only movement in the market today â Jose Mourinho is about to be confirmed as the new Real Madrid manager, taking over the role that Alonso left earlier in the year.
He will leave Benfica, and Marco Silva (another coach linked with Chelsea) is expected to replace him in Lisbon, taking him out of the equation at Stamford Bridge.
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Xabi Alonso is currently being linked as the main target for the Chelsea manager position.
Mourinho's move to Real Madrid may impact Chelsea's managerial search, potentially altering their shortlist of candidates.
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Cole also spoke in the interview about Cole Palmer and how he thought the attacker should go to the World Cup with England â weâre not so sure he deserves it, on current form.
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