Next Chelsea manager: Priorities revealed as West Londoners prepare 'to contact' high-profile head coach

Chelsea are reportedly primed to marque interaction with erstwhile Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid caput manager Xabi Alonso.

The Blues precocious dismissed Liam Rosenior aft lone 3 months successful charge pursuing a tally of 5 consecutive Premier League defeats without scoring.

Chelsea's latest alteration marks the 5th imperishable managerial hunt since the existent ownership radical took power of the nine successful 2022.

The West Londoners presently find themselves retired of contention for the Champions League places contempt important concern successful the playing squad.

An interim coaching unit led by Calum McFarlane has taken impermanent complaint arsenic the committee begins the hunt for a successor.

Next Chelsea boss: Blues 'want talks' with Alonso

According to The Sun, the Blues person added Xabi Alonso and Marco Silva to a shortlist that already included Andoni Iraola.

Alonso is presently disposable aft leaving Real Madrid successful January, portion Silva is approaching the last months of his declaration astatine Fulham.

Iraola has already confirmed helium volition depart Bournemouth astatine the decision of the run making him a highly charismatic campaigner for the hierarchy.

The committee are reportedly prioritising a manager with a proven way grounds of tactical innovation and top-flight experience.

Unlike erstwhile appointments the owners are not intending to enactment a strict timeline connected making a definitive enactment for the dugout.

Alonso remains 'key target' amid Liverpool interest

Alonso's imaginable assignment would correspond a large coup for a broadside looking to instrumentality a much ascendant tactical identity.

Despite mixed results successful Madrid, Alonso's clip astatine Bayer Leverkusen proved helium is susceptible of delivering accordant results portion maintaining an charismatic benignant of play.

While Julian Nagelsmann is believed to the the Blues' perfect candidate, pursuing an established Premier League fig similar Silva oregon Iraola could connection a much contiguous consciousness of stableness for a dressing country successful transition.

Any palmy campaigner for the Chelsea occupation volition request to span the spread betwixt costly young endowment and the demands of a high-pressure situation astatine Stamford Bridge.