Chelsea want Xabi Alonso as their next manager but the Spaniard is yet to make a decision in case his preferred destination becomes available.
It is widely understood that Arne Slot will remain as Liverpool head coach next season, but sources close to Alonso say the former Reds midfielder wants to wait and see if that situation changes.
As The i Paper reported on Tuesday, Alonso is the front-runner for the Chelsea job.
“The job is his if he wants it,” a source said.
The Blues have other candidates on their radar with Fulham’s Marco Silva and Bournemouth’s soon-to-be free agent Andoni Iraola both of interest, but it is Alonso who they really want.
Arne Slot is under increasing pressure at Anfield (Photo: Getty)The Spaniard has some high-profile backing inside the ownership group and will almost certainly be snapped up by someone soon, given what he achieved at Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid, where he retains admirers.
It is understood that Chelsea and Alonso’s representatives have been in contact for weeks.
While they do have other options, and do not want to make it look like they have all their eggs in one basket, the club are hopeful that he will accept their offer.
Chelsea want to move fast and have a new boss in place before the World Cup.
Alonso is keen to return to management so will not take too much longer to deliberate.
But as one source puts it, he would have “taken the Chelsea job by now if Liverpool was not still in his thinking”.
A growing number of Liverpool supporters have called for Slot to be sacked after a season where they went from Premier League champions to fighting for Champions League qualification, despite an enormous transfer outlay.
Boos greeted the final whistle of their tepid draw with Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday, such is the growing discontent.
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Daniel Storey: Rochdale will never know another day like this Pete Hall: Man Utd’s £100m cash injection – and the 13 players on their radarThe club’s hierarchy are understood to be willing to give Slot more time to turn things around, given he won the title in his first season.
A big summer rebuild lies ahead with Mohamed Salah departing and reinforcements needed in various positions.
Alonso is not put off by difficulties Liam Rosenior and Enzo Maresca had dealing with the politics at Chelsea, or the size of the task at Liverpool for that matter.
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