"Chelsea Targets Xavi Hernandez as New Manager, Alongside Two Other Legendary Spanish Midfielders"

CHELSEA have added Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez to their managerial shortlist – and two of his former team-mates are also being considered.

The Blues are still assessing their options ahead of making a permanent appointment later this summer.

Xavi Hernandez is being looked at by Chelsea as a potential managerial appointment Credit: Getty Cesc Fabregas is also admired but may not want to leave Como this summer Credit: Getty

And according to the Independent , ex-Barca player and manager is among them.

He has been out of work since leaving in 2024 at the end of his third season in charge.

chiefs are said to have able to continue the current football identity instilled at the club.

What that identity is isn’t clear with a bottom half finish now well and truly on the cards.

It is with all this to fix that and are also being approached by Chelsea.

The two Spaniards – who played with Xavi for years at international level – are among the mostly highly sought after coaches around.

Fabregas – a Barca academy graduate with Xavi and then team-mate again when he returned to Catalonia in 2011 – is described as being committed to the Como project, where he has a minority ownership stake.

Xabi Alonso is a third Spaniard of four – including Andoni Iraola – currently on the club’s shortlist Credit: Getty

The ex-Chelsea midfielder has a good thing going by the lake in and is fighting to secure football for the first time in the club’s history.

, where his journey is still just starting.

Despite talk of managing in one day, getting him this year already appears unlikely.

Alonso, however, – but only if Chelsea could convince him to move to and take all the risks associated with the poisoned chalice right now.

Possession-based boss is also mentioned as a target.

He has bounced around but gained massive acclaim for his success.

‘s different style has sounded him out as a more rogue alternative to the tiki-taka preference of BlueCo directors.

Chelsea are keen to maintain similar principles even when changing manager, which makes Xavi, Alonso, Fabregas, and Farioli all candidates.

disciple Xavi won LaLiga in his first season as Barca boss in 2021-22.

Opting for a typically Pep passing-heavy approach, Xavi won 91 of his 143 matches in charge.

Barca scored 280 goals in that time, conceding 158.

He has not been back in the game since leaving in controversial fashion but did impress during his tenure.