Chelsea manager latest: Clearlake's 'dream' target emerges - but 44-year-old wants rival job instead

Clearlake and their hunt for a caller Chelsea manager is already gathering gait pursuing their latest alteration successful the dugout this week.

The Blues are casting a wide nett arsenic they look to reset up of a important summer.

But their perfect campaigner to regenerate Liam Rosenior whitethorn already person his sights acceptable elsewhere successful the Premier League

Chelsea privation Xabi Alonso to regenerate Liam Rosenior

Chelsea are understood to beryllium precise keen connected appointing Xabi Alonso pursuing the sacking of Rosenior connected Wednesday.

The Spaniard is presently 1 of the astir high-profile escaped agents successful satellite shot aft leaving Real Madrid earlier this year.

Despite that hard spell successful Spain, Alonso’s estimation remains beardown acknowledgment to his outstanding occurrence astatine Bayer Leverkusen, wherever helium delivered a historical Bundesliga title-winning campaign.

Chelsea’s involvement is genuine, with the ownership said to “love” the thought of bringing him to Stamford Bridge, but determination is simply a important complication, according to Blues insider Simon Phillips.

Xabi Alonso wants the Liverpool occupation amid Arne Slot uncertainty

Alonso is believed to beryllium holding retired for a imaginable move to Liverpool, a nine with which helium shares heavy ties from his playing career.

With Arne Slot under unit astatine Anfield for overmuch of the season, the concern had appeared to unfastened a imaginable pathway for Alonso.

However, that doorway is acold from guaranteed to open.

Liverpool’s owners, the Fenway Sports Group, are presently expected to instrumentality with Slot if helium secures Champions League qualification, which would apt region Alonso’s preferred enactment from the table.

That leaves Chelsea successful a waiting game, and portion they respect Alonso, they are afloat alert helium represents a “wildcard” assignment fixed his existent stance.

Who other is connected Chelsea's managerial shortlist?

With uncertainty surrounding Alonso, Chelsea are exploring respective alternate options arsenic they hole for yet different assignment nether Clearlake ownership.

Andoni Iraola is emerging arsenic 1 of the astir realistic candidates, with the Bournemouth brag expected to beryllium disposable this summertime and highly regarded for his progressive style.

Fulham manager Marco Silva is different sanction nether consideration, offering proven Premier League acquisition and a estimation for gathering competitory sides connected constricted resources.

There is besides interior appreciation for figures with beardown Chelsea connections, specified arsenic Cesc Fabregas and Frank Lampard, some of whom are continuing to make their managerial careers.

Ultimately, portion Alonso remains the 'dream' ambition, Chelsea whitethorn request to enactment pragmatically arsenic waiting connected a manager whose precedence lies elsewhere carries risk, particularly for a nine successful urgent request of stableness and direction.