Xabi Alonso will reportedly have a “big say” on Chelsea’s transfers after assuming the helm, with a focus on multiple “experienced” players thought to be very much on the radar of a very different type of appointment for the Blues.
The manager’s significance had gradually been rendered obsolete by BlueCo at Chelsea, with their dismissal of the role’s importance depicted by the appointment of the woefully out of his depth Liam Rosenior.
