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Incoming Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has identified five leaders in the current squad, according to a report, but two of them, Enzo Fernandez and Marc Cucurella, could leave Stamford Bridge in the summer.<\/p>\n
Alonso<\/strong> has been appointed the new manager of Chelsea, with the former Real Madrid boss set to take charge of the London club from July 1.<\/p>\n However, it seems that the former Liverpool midfielder is already doing background work and getting ready to start working.<\/p>\n According to Mark<\/em>Alonso has already identified the coaches he will work with at Chelsea and has noted five leaders in the lead.<\/p>\n The Real Madrid-leaning Spanish publication has reported that Reece James, Marc Cucurella<\/strong>Moises Caicedo, Tosin Adarabioyo and Enzo Fernandez<\/strong> are five players that Alonso wants in the Chelsea leadership ground.<\/p>\n The report has stated: \u2018With his coaching staff now in place,\u00a0Xabi\u00a0already has some initial indications of which players he can trust\u00a0and rely on for leadership and positive role models for the rest of the team.<\/p>\n READ: <\/strong>Revealed: Why Liverpool think Slot is \u2018a better bet\u2019 than new Chelsea boss Alonso<\/strong><\/p>\n ‘This group includes Reece James, Cucurella, Caicedo, Tosin Adarabioyo, and Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez.’<\/p>\n Mark<\/em> has further claimed that Alonso will have to change the culture at Chelsea<\/strong>.<\/p>\n It observed: \u2018Following this,\u00a0Xabi Alonso has already received an initial briefing on what he will find within the squad.<\/p>\n \u2018One of his main tasks is\u00a0to change the team\u2019s work culture and behaviour. The club has complete confidence in him. They have faith in the Spaniard\u2019s work and his style.<\/p>\n \u2018One of the\u00a0aspects that Chelsea has most valued about Xabi Alonso is his demanding work ethic, attitude, and high standards.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0\u20ac75m Chelsea star wants to leave after Xabi Alonso becomes manager<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018They believe that this mentality is precisely\u00a0one of the squad\u2019s biggest shortcomings,\u00a0especially given the youth of many of the new signings.\u2019<\/p>\n Marc Cucurella and Enzo Fernandez are two senior figures at Chelsea, and Alonso wants to make sure that the Spain international left-back and the Argentina international midfielder stays at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n Chelsea FC journalist Simon Phillips<\/em> wrote on X<\/em> at 6:10pm on May 16: \u201cChelsea and Xabi Alonso have agreed a contract and length of contract.<\/p>\n \u201cAll parties now working to get it sealed ASAP.<\/p>\n \u201cAlonso speaking to Chelsea players and wants to keep Cucurella and Fernandez.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Mark<\/em> has reported that Cucurella is willing to leave Chelsea for Atletico Madrid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Atletico are keen on a 2026 summer deal for the 27-year-old, and Chelsea are aware that, if they want to cash in on him, then now is the time to do.<\/p>\n That\u2019s because Cucurella\u2019s current contract with Chelsea runs out in the summer of 2028.<\/p>\n Real Madrid are interested in Enzo Fernandez,<\/strong> according to the Spanish media, with Los Blancos president Florentino Perez keen on the Argentina international midfielder.<\/p>\n Journalist Serrano Whip<\/em> said on his YouTube channel<\/em> last week, as relayed by The Chelsea Chronicle<\/em>: \u201cFlorentino Perez\u2019s third electoral appeal would obviously be a footballer, and one of those footballers that Real Madrid needs in the position where everyone knows the team has had the greatest deficiencies and problems, which is the central midfield.<\/p>\n \u201cThis electoral card that Florentino Perez would most likely present, he wouldn\u2019t do so explicitly because it\u2019s a player with a valid contract and no release clause, but he would hint that if he is president of Real Madrid, Enzo Fernandez would be a Real Madrid player.<\/p>\n \u201cHe can\u2019t say that publicly because he risks Chelsea saying \u2018No, Enzo Fernandez is a Chelsea player and he is not for sale\u2019 but Florentino Perez already knows that Enzo Fernandez wants to leave Chelsea. He knows that Enzo Fernandez wants to play for Real Madrid.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Argentine star to become Xabi Alonso\u2019s first Chelsea signing as he is \u2018heading to Stamford Bridge<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\nMarc Cucurella and Enzo Fernandez could leave Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea<\/strong><\/h2>\n