David Ornstein drops Xabi Alonso bombshell amid Chelsea and Liverpool links
Updated 19:32 11 May 2026 GMT+1Published 19:27 11 May 2026 GMT+1
David Ornstein has dropped a bombshell on where Xabi Alonso will end up as Chelsea and Liverpool are interested.
Chelsea are on the hunt for their sixth permanent manager since BlueCo took over the club in May 2022 after they opted to remove Liam Rosenior from the role in April.
The Blues have been linked to several high-profile names since they bid farewell to the English manager, with Cesc Fabregas distancing himself from the position.
Another individual that has been linked to the role is Spaniard Andoni Iraola, who is set to leave Bournemouth at the end of the campaign.
However, there have been reports of Iraola linking him to becoming the next manager of Crystal Palace to replace the outgoing Oliver Glasner.
Former Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso has been mentioned as the man to takeover the helm at Chelsea; however, he has been linked to making a return to the club he represented as a player, Liverpool.
Now, according to journalist David Ornstein, it has been announced that the Spaniard is ‘open to possibility' of becoming the next Chelsea manager, but he has not ruled out the club still making a move for Iraola.
Fans of the London club will be hopeful that the Blues can make the correct appointment and bring success back to Stamford Bridge in the shape of Premier League titles and Champions Leagues.
Alonso struggled at the helm of Real Madrid; however, in light of recent events in the build-up to El Clasico, this may not have been entirely his fault, as Federico Valverde was hospitalised after having a fight with Aurelien Tchouameni.
There would be a confidence Alonso could deliver at Chelsea in a similar fashion to what he achieved at Bayer Leverkusen, in which he delivered their first-ever Bundesliga title in 2024, while also collecting the DFB-Pokal in the same campaign.
Meanwhile, the pair of Basque managers will interest Chelsea due to the dynamic approach to football along with their ability to get the most out of young players, a perfect quality for the project at Stamford Bridge.
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