Chelsea have landed Xabi Alonso as their new manager, a major coup and a move that fans are excited about already.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n Chelsea have confirmed the appointment of Xabi Alonso as their new manager, ending two weeks of intense rumours that gathered speed in the last couple of days.<\/p>\n After closing the gap on previous favourite for the job Andoni Iraola, Alonso\u2019s deal has been wrapped up far faster than most expected. He officially starts work on the 1st of July.<\/p>\n We never thought this would be possible \u2013 it never felt like an in-demand manager like Alonso would be willing to work within Chelsea\u2019s setup. But clearly he doesn\u2019t have as much bargaining power as we thought \u2013 or perhaps the club have been willing to slacken their demands a little after recent failures.<\/p>\n Alonso\u2019s stock certainly fell after his sacking in Madrid at the turn of the year, but he\u2019s still without doubt one of the most promising young managers around, and his spell at Bayer Leverkusen before that was unbelievably impressive.<\/p>\n Levi Colwill is continuing his recovery from injury, and will be hoping to prove that he\u2019s fit enough to take a place in Thomas Tuchel\u2019s World Cup squad for England,<\/p>\n Chelsea have a new doubt for tomorrow\u2019s game, an injury which has become known following the Blues\u2019 final training session and after Calum McFarlane\u2019s press conference.<\/p>\n DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\nChelsea overcome odds to land highly rated coach<\/h2>\n
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