According to reports, new Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso wants the Premier League giants to sign Liverpool star Florian Wirtz this summer.<\/p>\n
Alonso was recently confirmed as Chelsea\u2019s new manager, and he has a huge job on his hands ahead of next season.<\/p>\n
The Blues are coming off an incredibly disappointing 2025\/26 campaign, in which they sacked two managers and failed to qualify for Europe.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard appears to have been given more control over transfers than his predecessors because he\u2019s been named manager and not head coach, and a big squad overhaul is expected this summer.<\/p>\n
For now, Chelsea may be more focused on sanctioning exits to balance the books, but they are also linked with a move for Wirtz that is realistically never going to come to fruition.<\/p>\n
READ: Every Premier League club\u2019s flop of the season features Salah and top Man Utd target<\/a><\/p>\n Chelsea are only linked with Wirtz because the attacking midfielder has a great relationship with Alonso from their time at Bayer Leverkusen, while he flattered to deceive in his debut season at Anfield.<\/p>\n Despite this, Liverpool will feel confident that he can kick on next season and a move to Chelsea is not realistic in the slightest due to their current financial issues.<\/p>\n Still, Football Insider are reporting<\/a> that the Blues have \u2018set sights\u2019 on Wirtz because Alonso is \u2018keen\u2019 for this \u2018sensational\u2019 transfer to go through.<\/p>\n And the same report even claims that Liverpool are \u2018open\u2019 to letting Wirtz leave.<\/p>\n