Chelsea reportedly wish to sack Mauricio Pochettino in favour of Xabi Alonso with quick impact.
The Blues fell to a shambolic 4-2 defeat at dwelling to Wolves on Sunday within the Premier League. Pochettino’s facet have been outplayed on their method to struggling a tenth league defeat of the season.
With the west Londoners slipping to eleventh place, the Argentine supervisor is beneath growing scrutiny which may make him the third Chelsea boss to lose his job in beneath two years. And French outlet Sports Zone claims Bayer Leverkusen’s highly-rated supervisor Alonso is being thought of as his successor.
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The report claimed Blues chief Behdad Eghbali is a large fan of the Spaniard, whose facet are presently main the Bundesliga. Eghbali and co-owner Todd Boehly are claimed to wish to dismiss Pochettino as quickly as potential to be able to usher in Alonso.
Alonso, a former World Cup and two-time Champions League winner as a participant, inherited a struggling facet going through relegation in October 2022. He has since remodeled the membership and is presently aiming to de-throne Bayern Munich as German champions.
The ex-Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern midfielder has not agreed a deal to signal for Chelsea but regardless of their optimism. Aged 42, he’s already in high-demand although it’s only his second managerial function.
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BBC Sport reported final month that Leverkusen have knowledgeable Alonso they won’t stand in his means ought to an enormous membership method him in the summertime. There is known to be no buy-out clause in his contract both.
In a blow to Chelsea’s hopes of securing his signature, nonetheless, the report acknowledged Alonso has all the time thought of a transfer to both of his former golf equipment Liverpool or Real Madrid as the subsequent step in his profession. Bayern Munich are additionally understood to be all for appointing him as Thomas Tuchel’s successor.
Alonso minimize his tooth with Real Sociedad’s B facet Sanse earlier than taking cost of Leverkusen. His win share shot up from 40.82% at his boyhood membership to 63.64% in Germany.