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Andoni Iraola would be willing to become the new manager of Chelsea, according to Fabrizio Romano, who has also revealed the deadline that the Blues\u2019 owners, BlueCo, have set in regard to an appointment.<\/p>\n
Calum McFarlane was placed in interim charge of Chelsea<\/strong> last month following the sacking of Liam Rosenior.<\/p>\n Rosenior was appointed the Chelsea manager only in January 2026, following the departure of Enzo Maresca.<\/p>\n Chelsea are now on the hunt for another permanent manager, with Andoni Iraola<\/strong> on BlueCo\u2019s radar.<\/p>\n Iraola has already announced that he will step down as the Bournemouth<\/strong> manager at the end of the season.<\/p>\n The 43-year-old Spaniard has been superb in his role as the Bournemouth boss and could still lead the Cherries to a top-five finish in the Premier League table this season.<\/p>\n READ: Iraola next? The six managers who took step down in the Premier League all struggled<\/strong><\/p>\n Chelsea like Iraola<\/strong>and transfer guru Fabrizio Romano<\/strong> has revealed that he would love to become the new manager of the London club.<\/p>\n The Italian journalist has also confirmed that Chelsea are in talks with Xabi Alonso\u2019s agent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Romano said on his YouTube channel<\/em>: \u201cWhat I can confirm is that my understanding, apart from Xabi Alonso conversations with his agent, and Xabi Alonso would be open to returning to the Premier League, Andoni Iraola, who wants to stay in the Premier League and would be excited about the possibility to do that at Chelsea eventually, so apart from the managers being mentioned, the idea at Chelsea is to get the new manager as soon as possible, before the World Cup.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the plan. So, in almost one month for sure, Chelsea want to have everything already signed, already announced, already completed.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the timing in mind at Chelsea.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Why might Iraola trade in Bournemouth brilliance for Crystal Palace instead of Chelsea or Man Utd?<\/strong><\/p>\n In April, Iraola went deep into the reasons why he has decided to leave Bournemouth this summer.<\/p>\n The Spaniard told Bournemouth\u2019s official website<\/em>: \u00a0\u201cIt has been a decision that has taken me a lot of time to take.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has not been a clear decision. Always during this process, this season, I\u2019ve been talking to the club about the situation.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were very aware that this could happen and there is not always one main reason.<\/p>\n \u201cI think the decision I\u2019ve taken is because probably I don\u2019t want to risk the feeling I have right now of pride and satisfaction of these three seasons.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd you try to envisage yourself in a possible fourth season, in a possible fifth season. Everything costs more.<\/p>\n \u201cWe, as human beings, get tired of always watching the same faces. And I suppose I\u2019ve decided that this was the right moment to put an end to this journey that for me has been really, really special.<\/p>\n \u201cThe club is in a great place. I have things in this club that I will not find anywhere else. I come to work every day with a smile and this is very valuable for me.<\/p>\n \u201cBut as managers, you learn because you have experience as a player, you\u2019ve had a lot of managers, you have to choose very well when to start, where to start, when to end things.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd it\u2019s not a decision that I had super-clear. Sometimes, I\u2019ve been thinking, \u2018oh, I definitely am continuing here\u2019. Other times \u2018I\u2019m not continuing here\u2019. It\u2019s a matter of feeling.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is a moment where you have to take a decision. And this is the decision I\u2019ve taken.<\/p>\n \u201cI suppose I prefer to make the mistake of \u2018maybe I could have stayed one year more\u2019, but I don\u2019t want to make the mistake of \u2018it was one year too much\u2019 and there is a small margin that you are playing with and this is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Ten demands Xabi Alonso should make to BlueCo to accept Chelsea job<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\nAndoni Iraola wants to become new Chelsea manager<\/strong><\/h2>\n