{"id":661572,"date":"2026-06-27T18:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/661572\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T18:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T18:58:07","slug":"granit-xhaka-transfer-news-chelsea-interested-in-signing-sunderland-midfielder-to-reunite-him-with-xabi-alonso-sky-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/661572\/","title":{"rendered":"Granit Xhaka transfer news: Chelsea interested in signing Sunderland midfielder to reunite him with Xabi Alonso &#8211; Sky Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi-AFBVV95cUxPcFlkdzU1TXh3enFrbmlDRTlhRkhyY2VvMGowOURUQ3pIQlV3c21Md1Y0LW5FakplS2pFQl8tZHk1QVNIZmJUQ2Rra0l6a196RVNhVVJscHZiS0UyVkthZ2lMTEk1czQydlQzVWJhWXR4RUFUUmUzTmNPM1RwSUxZRUtpMzlmMXlsUFVXZUdFdDFQNVJGcFUyLWFVdU5taVhJeTJ5N21VQ1FRRmhuVnljNFVMZThfZ3Q3eDVfV0l6YW5FWGxFRTROZUFFVklMeXpBOG5saXI2ZnFXYndaUWpiZEg5UklScUxMOGkyOG5tM1RqWkpjaGdsTA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Granit Xhaka transfer news: Chelsea interested in signing Sunderland midfielder to reunite him with Xabi Alonso<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Sky Sports<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiqgFBVV95cUxPYVZDVWVzNHcxM21aQ051Z01zblRiLURXSlNUV0FiWGowUEo5bWRydkpMa1N0ZFN4S2J3SVdOcUtxOVV0U0RvTUVHRTQ1d21Wa3ZIRU9oUWtpbWlBQjFseVZHS1lJQ2VqbkdfZUxYczlpMGZSanRmUWh1ekNvOUNzY1haYmxNYzZTZXQyc1NESzB6aVlEZTFHbmhnUUxKN3Z4Z3Qwb1FNbXlNZw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chelsea reach shock &#8216;full agreement&#8217; 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