Sky Sports’ Paul Merson:
“You always think Xabi Alonso is going to be the next Liverpool manager – I’d keep Slot, because of what he did last year.
“But unless he’s been told he’s not getting the Liverpool job, he might say yeah it’s a good fit.
“He was brilliant at Leverkusen, he messed with the wrong people at Real Madrid. You can’t do that, messing with Vinicius Junior, so it’ll be interesting.
“I like him, he was a special player and did great in Germany but not so much in Spain. Plus, he hasn’t managed in the Premier League.
“I think it could be Marco Silva. He ticks the boxes. Iraola won’t like what he sees with Chelsea being outrun in every game, I don’t know how he’d turn that around.
“Silva’s only up the road too, wouldn’t have to move, he’s been in the Premier League a long time and is steady. He’s done a really good job at Fulham.”
‘Chelsea exploring deal to appoint Alonso’
Chelsea are exploring a deal to appoint Xabi Alonso as the club’s new head coach, according to The Athletic.
Alonso is said to be open to the possibility of replacing Liam Rosenior, with Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola also a “strong contender”.
Alonso has been out of management since being sacked by Real Madrid in January after just seven months in charge, having joined from Bayer Leverkusen to replace Carlo Ancelotti.
Iraola confirmed in April that he will leave Bournemouth when his contract expires at the end of this season.
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