Chelsea manager target wanted by former club of Xabi Alonso in ironic story
One Chelsea manager target on their list is apparently now wanted by the former club of Xabi Alonso, ironically.Alonso is now being heavily pursued by Chelsea as their number one target for new manage...
Chelsea manager target wanted by former club of Xabi Alonso in ironic story One Chelsea manager target on their list is apparently now wanted by the former club of Xabi Alonso, ironically. Alonso is now being heavily pursued by Chelsea as their number one target for new manager this summer as they look for a permanent replacement for Liam Rosenior. EXCLUSIVE!
Xabi Alonso not making any major demands but emphasising importance of defence, talks progressing well – Chelsea throwing everything at it! If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content . Alonso is a very popular choice amongst the Chelsea fan base, but he isn’t the only manager they are linked with or are apparently looking at.
One option who is named in most reports is former Chelsea player Filipe Luis, who is also available this summer. However, it looks like Alonso’s former club Bayern Leverkusen are now courting Luis and have him under consideration for their new manager this summer in what could be an ironic twist in this story. Leverkusen want Luis Filipe Luis on the touchline.
(Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images) Patrick Berger of Sky Germany posted on X last night: “The separation from coach Kasper Hjulmand is considered all but official internally at Bayern 04 Leverkusen. Talks with candidates are already underway behind the scenes. According to Sky sources, Filipe Luis , who is currently without a contract after his Flamengo exit and whose €15m clause is no longer valid, as well as Michel from Girona, are candidates.