The Next Manager?

[mkh 772]

🔵💣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.

 

Edited 20 hours ago by mkh

[Pizy 19,297]

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 772]

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

(@JacobsBen and @alex_crook)

[ZAPHOD2319 4,957]

 

[mkh 772]

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

(@BenJacobs)

[Strike 7,815]

Timely news break before the protests tomorrow. I'll believe it when I see him holding up the Chelsea shirt 

[Fernando 6,735]

I'm shocked if they appoint him.

But in a good way

Edited 18 hours ago by Fernando

[TheHulk 2,652]

26 minutes ago, Fernando said:

I'm shocked if they appoint him.

But in a good way

Expecting the Alonso talks break down, Marco Silva rises in ranks to become the prime candidate soon.

[MoroccanBlue 5,407]

lol that Romano tweet just revealed everything. They’re pulling us along ahead of the FA Cup final and after that they’ll drop the Alonso interest and get Silva. 

[Strike 7,815]

 

The briefs have gone out to everyone

[Blue Armour 4,735]

Never trust these lot. Remember the number of days that Enrique and Nagglesmann were linked.

[Special Juan 28,801]

Alosno the peoples choice.....lose three games he is gone.

[mkh 772]

🗯💣🔵EXCLUSIVE: Xabi Alonso to Chelsea is now all but done. Only formalities remain before the official signing and announcement. 

Expect movement in the media very soon, there’s huge excitement internally at Chelsea about the new era set to begin under Alonso! 

[iceboy 1,050]

Very excited that they chose Alonso. 

[mkh 772]

🗯🔵Chelsea have chosen Xabi Alonso to write a new chapter in their project. The club and the manager have reached an agreement in principle for a long-term contract.

(@FabriceHawkins) 

[Pizy 19,297]

TOP class CB to pair with Colwill and a super high quality LW need to be his absolute priorities.

Assuming we can keep all,of our current best players we’ve got the bones of a good team in place for the right manager to build with. We’ve got our RB & LB, we’ve got multiple top CM’s, we’ve got a really good striker, and we’ve got a couple of gems in the AM positions that can be unlocked.

Alonso if given SOME control over things + 3-4 serious signings that aren't silly gambles or “future talents” and we can rebound dramatically next season. But if we do the same stupid things we’ll get these same stupid outcome.

[DDA 10,249]

10 minutes ago, mkh said:

🗯🔵Chelsea have chosen Xabi Alonso to write a new chapter in their project. The club and the manager have reached an agreement in principle for a long-term contract.

(@FabriceHawkins) 

Only in principle. This could easily change if Slot is sacked tonight or tomorrow. 

[mkh 772]

👀🗯Xabi has met with the club. A contract has been agreed upon (term and salary); it includes a Champions League bonus if the team qualifies next season, as well as an exit clause in case things don’t work out (this is standard; all coaches have something like this).

Everyone involved wants to wrap up the deal quickly, because Xabi wants to get in touch with our players to bring them all on board before they head off to the World Cup (he really likes our squad a lot).

He wants Cucurella and Enzo it’s going to be a big summer...

 

[mkh 772]

😶The Alonso announcement is imminent. The contract will be for two years.

(@Marca)

[Special Juan 28,801]

Confirmed Alosno is our new gaffer