Sky Sports journo ‘staggered’ by Xabi Alonso news on Tuesday afternoon

Mind, we don’t think Rosenior was particularly well-equipped to meet the challenge of restoring Chelsea back within the elite class of Premier League clubs.

While you’d back Alonso to get more of a tune out of the Blues by comparison, it’s an environment that would prove to be even more toxic than the one he experienced in Madrid.

Liverpool or Bayern remain Alonso’s ideal next moves

There are a lot of ifs, butsand maybesinvolved, but it’s hard to imagine Alonso accepting a step down below what his talents deserve.

Yes, perhaps there’s an argument for taking a relatively “safe” role – perhaps at a club comparable to Bayer Leverkusen’s level.

But that would be assuming the Bundesliga winner feels his time in Real Madrid was such a failure it necessitates a decision designed to restore his reputation. And as far as we’re concerned, no such effort is required; we agree with Critchley’s view that his dismissal at Real Madrid was indeed unfair.

As such, Xabi Alonso should be aiming for the kind of next step that guided his decision to leave Leverkusen.

Having ticked Madrid off his list, that really only leaves jobs of the calibre of Liverpool and Bayern Munich. Vincent Kompany remains extremely settled in Bavaria, but there’s an ongoing question mark over the future of Arne Slot at L4.

In that case, it may very well be ideal to wait and see how this situation develops.

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