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🚨 BREAKING: Xabi Alonso has accepted to become Chelsea next manager, HERE WE GO! The agreement is set to be completed.

#CFC prepare official announcement for the upcoming days, but Xabi said YES.

🚨🔵 Xabi Alonso will be announced as new Chelsea manager very soon on a FOUR year contract, valid until June 2030.

Everything agreed as Xabi will be in London in the next days to start this new chapter.

Understand he’ll be very much involved in Chelsea summer transfer plans.

🚨🔵 Xabi Alonso signed his contract earlier today at Chelsea, everything completed.

The agreement until June 2030 is done, sealed and will be announced in the next hours. Xabi’s contract to run from July 1st but set to start working immediately also on transfers. (@FabrizioRomano)

Xabi Alonso will officially carry a "manager" not "head coach" title. He will have a broader remit than previous Chelsea bosses and greater say.

There is an acknowledgement within Chelsea they had to get this appointment right as well as that mistakes have been made this season. Lessons have been learned.

Alonso will work extremely closely with the sporting directors and owners including in recruitment and squad planning.

Chelsea will seek multiple starters this window, including a new centre-back, and will consider signing Premier League ready players. They still like Morgan Rogers, with one of the priorities being a creative left-sided player.

[via @JacobsBen]