{"id":1516,"date":"2026-04-27T21:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1516"},"modified":"2026-04-27T21:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:23:14","slug":"andoni-iraola-marco-silva-and-xabi-alonso-emerge-as-contenders-for-chelsea-job-paper-talk-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=1516","title":{"rendered":"Andoni Iraola, Marco Silva and Xabi Alonso emerge as contenders for Chelsea job &#8211; Paper Talk | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday&#8217;s newspapers&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>CHELSEA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Andoni Iraola, Marco Silva<\/strong> and <strong>Xabi Alonso<\/strong> are among the managers <strong>Chelsea <\/strong>will make checks on as they work to identify a preferred candidate to permanently replace <strong>Liam Rosenior<\/strong> as head coach &#8211; <em>The Telegraph<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea<\/strong> have made the first move in the race to hire <strong>Andoni Iraola<\/strong> by contacting the <strong>Bournemouth<\/strong> manager&#8217;s representatives &#8211; <em>The Mirror<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andoni Iraola<\/strong> is a candidate under consideration for <strong>Chelsea&#8217;s <\/strong>managerial vacancy, according to sources, but pushing for the current <strong>Bournemouth<\/strong> boss could spark a head-to-head with <strong>Crystal Palace<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liam Delap<\/strong> wants to stay and fight for his <strong>Chelsea <\/strong>career as the club face big decisions over their strikers, with the identity of the next permanent head coach expected to be crucial &#8211;<em> The Telegraph<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-factbox\" data-testid=\"article-factbox\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text-wrapper\">\n<p><h4 class=\"sdc-article-factbox__title\" data-testid=\"article-factbox-title\">Watch Back Pages on Sky Sports News<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-article-factbox__text\" data-testid=\"article-factbox-text\">Back Pages is a review of the sports headlines from the national newspapers, every Monday to Friday, live on Sky Sports News from 10.30pm.\n<\/p>\n<p>Missed the show? Catch up on the latest news with the Back Pages podcast. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>PREMIER LEAGUE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Marcus Rashford<\/strong> is willing to take a pay cut to force through a permanent move from <strong>Manchester United <\/strong>to <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> that is becoming increasingly precarious &#8211; <em>Mark<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester United<\/strong> teenage prodigy <strong>Ayden Heaven <\/strong>is bringing out his own range of clothing &#8211; <em>The Sun<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Newcastle United<\/strong> will explore selling <strong>Yoane Warned<\/strong> in the summer, less than a year after signing him for a fee rising to \u00a355m &#8211; <em>The Athletic<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Newcastle United<\/strong> could still suffer a shock relegation this season, claims a data expert, despite <strong>Tottenham<\/strong> being the favourites for the drop &#8211; <em>The Sun<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arne Slot&#8217;s<\/strong> backroom team could be set for another shake-up this summer, with his former club <strong>Feyenoord <\/strong>plotting a move to hire his assistant coach <strong>Giovanni van Bronckhorst <\/strong>&#8211;<em> Daily Mail<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Manchester City<\/strong> are in negotiations with the Premier League over a delicate fixture congestion in the week running up to the final day &#8211; <em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal <\/strong>remain optimistic that <strong>Kai Havertz<\/strong> will return from injury before the end of the Premier League season &#8211; <em>The Sun<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-custom-markup \" data-component-name=\"ui-article-custom-markup\" data-consent=\"pending\" data-vendor-name=\"captivate\" data-testid=\"article-custom-markup\">\n<section aria-label=\"Consent required\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-component-name=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" style=\"--width: 7; --height:4;\">\n<div class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body\">\n        <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-title\">Captivate<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__description\" data-show-on-fallback=\"false\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-description\"><\/p>\n<p>                This content is provided by <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__vendor-title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-vendor-name-in-description\">Captivate<\/span>which may be using cookies and other technologies.<br \/>\n                To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.<br \/>\n                You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__vendor-title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-vendor-name-in-description\">Captivate<\/span> cookies or to allow those cookies just once.<br \/>\n                You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options.<br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__description\" data-show-on-fallback=\"true\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-description\"><\/p>\n<p>                Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__vendor-title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-vendor-name-in-description\">Captivate<\/span> cookies.<br \/>\n                To view this content you can use the button below to allow <span class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__vendor-title\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-vendor-name-in-description\">Captivate<\/span> cookies for this session only.<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link-group\">\n<p>                Enable Cookies<br \/>\n                Allow Cookies Once\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>STEVEN GERRARD<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Steven Gerrard<\/strong> is in contention to land the <strong>Burnley<\/strong> job if the newly relegated side do choose to part ways with <strong>Scott Parker<\/strong> &#8211;<em> The Mirror<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bristol City <\/strong>are aiming to persuade <strong>Steven Gerrard<\/strong> to become their next manager &#8211; <em>The Sun<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>SCOTTISH FOOTBALL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Marcelo Saracchi <\/strong>will hold talks with <strong>Celtic<\/strong> over making a permanent switch to Parkhead, according to a report &#8211; <em>Daily Record<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rangers<\/strong> and <strong>Celtic<\/strong> should find out the SPFL&#8217;s determination on whether any away tickets will be made available for next month&#8217;s Old Firm showdown before the end of this week &#8211;<em> Daily Record<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>WSL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Manchester City<\/strong> are strongly pursuing the free agent signings of <strong>Arsenal<\/strong> duo<strong> Katie McCabe<\/strong> and <strong>Beth Mead<\/strong> &#8211; <em>The Athletic<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>LALIGA<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Real Madrid <\/strong>striker <strong>Kylian Mbappe<\/strong> has a left hamstring injury of his semitendinosus muscle and is a doubt for the El Clasico on May 10 &#8211; <em>ESPN<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Barcelona<\/strong> have initiated contact with <strong>Atletico Madrid<\/strong> to find out the club&#8217;s stance over the possible transfer of striker <strong>Julian Alvarez<\/strong> this summer &#8211; <em>ESPN<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>FOOTBALL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>An artist is planning to take legal action against <strong>Sunderland AFC<\/strong>claiming the football club breached his copyright by &#8220;appropriating&#8221; one of his sculptures on its kit &#8211; <em>The Times<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Football Association has been accused of acting like &#8220;Big Tobacco&#8221; by denying there is a proven link between repeated heading, or concussion, and long-term brain damage &#8211; <em>The Telegraph<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Norway&#8217;s football federation has called for FIFA&#8217;s Peace Prize to be abolished because it breaches the world governing body&#8217;s rules on political neutrality &#8211; <em>The Times<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-custom-markup \" data-component-name=\"ui-article-custom-markup\" data-consent=\"pending\" data-vendor-name=\"captivate\" data-testid=\"article-custom-markup\">\n<section aria-label=\"Consent required\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-component-name=\"ui-consent-roadblock\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\" style=\"--width: 7; 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