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Chelsea are exploring a deal to appoint Xabi Alonso as the club’s new head coach.
The Spaniard is open to the possibility, but at this stage nothing is decided as the process to hire a permanent successor to Liam Rosenior continues, with outgoing Bournemouth head coach Andoni Iraola also a strong contender.
Alonso, 44, has been out of management since being sacked by Real Madrid on January 12 and replaced by the club’s reserve team coach Alvaro Arbeloa.
by TheAthletic
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If he values his career. Stay FAR away from Chelsea. They sack managers for fun.
Would be mad to go there at this moment in time.
If he thought Real Madrid was a “nursery,” what does that make Chelsea?
Guess it depends if he wants to torpedo his career within 6 months or not.
This is like fifteen 9/11s
Does Xabi know?
if we keep Slot just to fire him in december and lose out on Xabi i will be sooo fkin angry