Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Xabi Alonso as Manager of the Men’s Team.
The Spaniard will begin his role on July 1, 2026, having agreed a four-year contract at Stamford Bridge.
Welcome to Chelsea, Xabi!
Chelsea won the Premier League for the first time 21 years ago.
They conceded 15 goals all season—𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 a Premier League record—in José Mourinho's first season in England 💙
🗣️ Erling Haaland: “I’m a football fan, so I watch all kinds. We were eating dinner and I checked if there were any games. Man United, West Ham’s on, let’s put it on.
My Mrs said, ‘I'm so sick of football. We watch it all the time’.
I’m like, ‘Yeah, that’s the reason we’re sitting here’. So we watched it, obviously.”