Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso is keen on adding Real Madrid left-back Alvaro Carreras to his squad at Stamford Bridge, according to a report.<\/p>\n
Alonso<\/a> worked with Carreras<\/a> at Madrid for the first half of last season, having been appointed in the role as Los Blancos manager at the end of the 2024\/25 campaign.<\/p>\n The former Liverpool midfielder parted company with Real Madrid<\/a> in January 2026 and was recently appointed as the new Chelsea manager.<\/p>\n According to Sport<\/a>, Alonso has told Chelsea to sign Carreras and is insisting on a deal for the Spanish left-back.<\/p>\n The Barcelona-leaning publication has claimed that Chelsea<\/a> have had an initial offer for the former Manchester United prospect rejected.<\/p>\n The headline of the report reads: \u2018Xabi Alonso insists on Alvaro Carreras\u2019.<\/p>\n READ: Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea deals among five transfers scuppered by failed medicals<\/a><\/p>\n The report itself has stated: \u2018The Spanish manager asked to explore his signing as soon as he arrived at Chelsea with a lowball offer that he is now willing to improve.\u2019<\/p>\n According to Sport, even though Carreras did not have the best of times in the second half of the season, Alonso has full faith in the 23-year-old left-back and wants Chelsea owners, BlueCo, to sign him in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n Chelsea have an offer of \u20ac25million (\u00a321.3m) for Carreras already rejected by Madrid, who value him at \u20ac50m (\u00a342.6m).<\/p>\n Xabi Alonso wants Alvaro Carreras at Chelsea<\/p>\n The report has stated: \u2018Xabi Alonso never doubted him. And he still doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n \u2018Since taking charge of Chelsea,\u00a0he requested a replacement for Cucurella and\u00a0asked them to sound out Carreras.<\/p>\n