Chelsea dey look for new manager, Xabi Alonso dey front

Chelsea don start to dey talk with some managers wey fit become the club next permanent head coach. According to reports, Andoni Iraola, Xabi Alonso, and Marco Silva dey among the names wey dey replace Liam Rosenior, wey dem sack last month. Also, Crystal Palace head coach Oliver Glasner dey Chelsea thoughts.

Former Flamengo head coach Filipe Luis and Como boss Cesc Fabregas, wey both play for Chelsea before, get admirers for Stamford Bridge. The club hope to appoint new head coach well before pre-season training start for early July.

Iraola, Alonso, Silva, and Glasner all dey out of work or go soon finish contract by end of season, so Chelsea no go need pay compensation. Ex-Liverpool midfielder Alonso, wey leave Real Madrid manager job for January, dey optimistic say e fit get the role, but Chelsea sources dey insist say the race still wide open.

Glasner dey leave Crystal Palace when hin contract expire this summer, and e dey open to stay for England. Iraola don confirm say e go depart Bournemouth at end of season. The Spaniard be Crystal Palace first-choice candidate to replace Glasner, and the Eagles don hold extensive talks with am. However, Iraola dey take time to weigh hin future amid interest from Palace and Chelsea. Sources also indicate say the 43-year-old dey open to go into next season without club, wey go leave am available for any mid-season vacancies.

Silva Fulham contract expire this summer, but dem offer am three-year deal to stay. The Portuguese get options abroad, and clubs for Saudi Arabia dey interested for Silva if e leave Craven Cottage.

Xabi Alonso fit return to management with Chelsea after short Real Madrid tenure. The former Bayer Leverkusen boss join Real Madrid last summer but leave months later. According to The Mail, Alonso be Chelsea higher-ups preferred choice to take over as permanent manager. Andoni Iraola and Marco Silva dey among Premier League bosses linked as alternatives, plus noise around former Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez.

If Chelsea move for Alonso, hin previous jobs point to potential tweak in style and personnel. E generally prefer 3-4-2-1 set-up. Fans no fit conceive of situation where dem go into next season with Robert Sanchez and Filip Jorgensen as options for goal. But dem fit no need new signing, as Mike Penders remain highly rated for West London and fit get recall after season on loan for Strasbourg.

For centre-back, Alonso arrival fit prompt fresh approach for Dean Huijsen. The Spain defender bin dey linked with Chelsea before opting for Real Madrid. Burkinabe centre-back Edmond Tapsoba get experience playing for middle of three, wey e do when Leverkusen win double under Alonso for 2023/24, and e fit be anchor Chelsea need with Huijsen and Levi Colwill.

For wing-back slots, Marc Cucurella, if e stay, look like ideal Alonso player. Reece James suppose still start for right, though summer arrival of Geovany Quenda go allow Chelsea rotate captain or move am into central midfield for some games. Playing James for middle fit become necessary if Enzo Fernandez allow to leave.

If Fernandez move on, e fit free funds for marquee replacement, potentially one wey Alonso reportedly want for Madrid. Crystal Palace star Adam Wharton end up stay for Selhurst Park despite interest from Madrid and Liverpool. If Fernandez no still for Chelsea next term, England international look like someone wey fit complement Moises Caicedo for middle, though Palace fit hold out for as much as £100m if player end up subject of bidding war.

Alonso arrival fit spell bad news for Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho. The manager no be big fan of forwards wey stay wide, with Callum Hudson-Odoi for Leverkusen and Rodrygo for Real Madrid as prime examples. E fit be good news for Cole Palmer, as role as one of two 10s fit bring best out of England international. Estevao look best place to take second of those slots, potentially replicating stand-out displays of Florian Wirtz under Alonso tutelage.