Chelsea make decision over next manager but fear Liverpool will scupper plans

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Chelsea are searching for their next manager (Picture: Getty) Liverpool legend Xabi Alonso has emerged as the ‘early preferred choice’ to become the next Chelsea manager, according to reports. But the Daily Mail say Liverpool icon and former Real Madrid manager Alonso is also under consideration by Chelsea.

Liverpool legend and ex-Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso (Picture: Getty) Impressing at Leverkusen earned Alonso a move to European giants Real Madrid, where he spent five years as a player, winning La Liga and the Champions League. Another issue for Chelsea is Liverpool have been strongly linked with a move for Alonso as pressure grows on under-fire manager Arne Slot.

Speaking after Liverpool’s recent draw with Chelsea, Joe Cole said Alonso would ‘light up’ Anfield – though he believes Slot deserves more time. Arne Slot is under huge pressure at Anfield (Picture: Getty) ‘The club usually stick by their manager,’ Cole told TNT Sports. ‘People have said that Jurgen Klopp won Arne Slot the league last season, but it was Slot’s team. ‘There have been circumstances, some of it tragic, then they’ve had issues with the new signings.