Xabi Alonso has been out of work since being sacked by Real Madrid earlier this year; Chelsea are looking for a permanent replacement for Liam Rosenior, who was let go after just four months in charge;

Xabi Alonso is emerging as one of the leading contenders to become Chelsea’s new manager, talkSPORT understands. The Blues have held talks with the ex-Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen boss

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Liverpool have reportedly contact Real Madrid in a fact-finding mission to discover what went wrong for Xabi Alonso at the Bernabeu as they consider him replacing Arne Slot.

Chelsea reportedly make initial contact with Xabi Alonso despite his links to Liverpool, but they are also said to have another manager on their shortlist.

Anfield officials are sounding out contacts before deciding whether to entrust another costly project to a coach with Madrid ties.

Real Madrid is going through one of those periods in its history when outside noise begins to question the direction of the project. In this context of uncertainty, Iker Casillas has surprised the

Chelsea are being backed to consider Marco Silva for their manager role, with pundits claiming he could fix the team’s intensity issues despite Xabi Alonso leading their shortlist.