Xabi Alonso has been officially unveiled as Chelsea’s manager until 2030, but he won’t take the reins until the current campaign has concluded.
The Blues triumphantly announced their appointment of the former Bayer Leverkusen and Real Madrid manager on Sunday morning, successfully distracting from the disappointing FA Cup final defeat to Manchester City a matter of hours earlier. There are still two Premier League matches for Chelsea to navigate, with the prospect of some form of European qualification still a faint possibility, but Alonso will not yet be at the helm.
