Chelsea: Xabi Alonso has his eye on one of Real Madrid's key players!

Following the first press conference of the new Spanish coach as the new leader of the Blues' technical operations, news spread that Xabi Alonso wants an important player from Real Madrid to strengthen the Blues' defense.

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Álvaro Carreras on Chelsea radar!

According to information I thank Diario Sport for, Chelsea are very interested in Spanish left-back Alvaro Carreras, who had a good season with Real Madrid under both Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa in the second half.

Chelsea want to start negotiations to acquire Carreras, starting from 30 million euros, hoping to secure this reinforcement in the defensive line, which could very well be one of the pillars of Xavi's system with Chelsea. However, Real Madrid will not accept negotiating on this price, given that initial reports indicated that Real Madrid set a price of 60 million euros for anyone who wants to negotiate the signing of the Spanish star.

It seems that Xabi Alonso’s time at Real Madrid, although short, left him with a great admiration for some players, including the Spaniard Carreras, which explains why he specifically requested him to be part of his project at Chelsea.

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