The Next Manager?

[mkh 767]

🔵💣Exclusive: Appointment process to ‘move quickly’ following Man City showdown; plus, breakdown of club’s football leadership team.

Xabi Alonso front-runner to land Chelsea job within days of Cup final

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/05/15/xabi-alonso-frontrunner-Chelsea-land-manager-fa-cup-final/

💥Matt Law reveals the true roles of Chelsea’s Sporting directors as Chelsea believe there is an mis understanding. 

 

Winstanley - NOT responsible for identifying targets. His role is the delivery of targets, contracts and sales, as well as medical and player support. 

 

Stewart - Budget planning and style of play, as well as medical. 

 

Shields - Identifying targets through scouting, as well as planning the first team squad. Heavily involved with loans, too. 

 

Jewell - Squad identification and scouting, but both Chelsea and Strasbourg. 

 

 Fallows - Data, scouting and background checks on players, an area which Chelsea are likely to lean heavily on this summer.

 

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Yeah, they better get pen to paper ASAP after tomorrow if Alonso is their chosen guy. Because if Liverpool put up another dud in their last match there will be complete mutiny at Anfield. 

[mkh 767]

🔵🗯Breaking News Chelsea are closing in on an agreement to make Xabi Alonso their new manager.

(@JacobsBen and @alex_crook)

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[mkh 767]

🚨🇪🇸 Chelsea are expected to ratify the appointment of Alonso after the FA Cup final on Saturday.

(@BenJacobs)