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According to reports, Chelsea leading manager target Xabi Alonso \u2018will reject\u2019 the Premier League giants for two main reasons.<\/p>\n
The Blues<\/strong> are in the process of appointing a new permanent manager following the sacking of Liam Rosenior last month.<\/p>\n Chelsea cannot afford not to get this decision right following an embarrassing 2025\/26 campaign, with a significant rebuild required after a potential bottom-half finish in the Premier League.<\/p>\n The Premier League giants have been linked with a wide array of potential replacements for Rosenior, though recent reports have indicated that Alonso<\/strong> has emerged as their preferred target.<\/p>\n Alonso has been out of work since leaving Real Madrid at the start of this year and has reportedly named a target he wants Chelsea to sign this summer. <\/strong><\/p>\n However, Italian reporter Gianluca Di Marzio is reporting that Alonso \u2018will reject Chelsea\u2019s job offer\u2019 because of issues behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n \u201cI really don\u2019t think that Xabi Alonso can or will accept an offer from Chelsea, because he knows what happened to Enzo Maresca when he was the manager,\u201d Di Marzio said in an interview with AceOdds.com.<\/p>\n READ: Ten demands Xabi Alonso should make to BlueCo to accept Chelsea job \u201cHe knows that the board wants to have influence on the decisions, which normally is up to the manager.<\/p>\n \u201cThey want to decide which players should be substituted during a match and all that stuff, which Alonso can\u2019t accept at all.\u201d<\/p>\n Instead of Alonso, Di Marzio suspects Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola has a \u201cgood chance\u201d of joining Chelsea as a \u2018credible candidate\u2019, while another factor will block Alonso\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Iraola has a good chance of becoming the new Chelsea manager, but they will have to fix some of the internal problems at the club,\u201d Di Marzio added.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Diego Simeone at Arsenal and 19 other predicted next Premier League managers \u201cI think Xabi Alonso is waiting for another offer, but of course, Chelsea will try, but he won\u2019t accept it.\u201d<\/p>\n And former Chelsea forward Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink has also raised a \u201cproblem\u201d about Alonso joining Chelsea.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think he did that badly at Real Madrid,\u201d Hasselbaink said of Alonso on Sky Sports News.<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Five manager comebacks we crave with Jose Mourinho on verge of Real Madrid return \u201cObviously what is expected at Real Madrid is being at the top all season but I think he was still within touching distance of Barcelona.<\/p>\n \u201cThe problem is he wants to manage how he wants to manage and he feels that the players have to follow him. Stars are a little bit different, you need the support of the club.<\/p>\n \u201cI really like that, I like that he has his way, \u201cThis is how I see it, you players are going to follow my guidance and this is how I want to play and you\u2019re going to play in a system, you\u2019re going to run\u201d, and if Chelsea chooses him, you have to give him the keys.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always said that whoever you choose, you have to give them the keys and the players need to know that he is the decision-maker.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/div>\n
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