We don’t know what options will be open to him this summer but they will probably be limited, with this giving him a club that can compete in a big league.
Chelsea do have a decent squad who are capable of competing for trophies, in a league that doesn’t have anyone really running away with the title, and he may get assurances around their work in the transfer market not destabilising things any further.
He is probably also a stronger managerial candidate than they have had for quite some while.
I read a report that at some point Alonso has stated he would like to return to RM as manager, when the behind the scenes were not so political as they are now. Maybe an apprenticeship at Chelsea were navigating similar politics, is also a learning curve for achieving the skills needed for a modern day football manager
Re Alonso going there specifically, it’s not hate it’s that they’ve been a car crash club since Clearlake took over and he should be far above their level.
They’ve had 7 managers in the last 5 years (8 if you count the current caretaker guy), the most recent of which was some nobody they plucked from their feeder club in France who lasted all of three months.
No self-respecting coach who is serious about their career progression should be touching them with a bargepole at this point.
I didn’t read the piece, was referring to the headline. Not going for Alonso now being a huge gamble. It’s not black and white, but huge gamble? Not for me.