Xabi Alonso has touched down at Cobham to get his career as Chelsea boss underway, and has outlined his plans for his managerial tenure in a lengthy first interview.
Pre-season preparations are already well underway, with a first match of the summer against Tottenham in Australia just over three weeks out, but Alonso took some time out before taking his first training session to undertake a wide-ranging interview with the club’s in-house media team.