Chelsea 2026-27 season preview: Xabi Alonso's Blues can spring a real surprise after seismic summer of change at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea FC enters the 2026-27 season under new manager Xabi Alonso following a disappointing previous campaign. The club has shifted its transfer strategy and aims to move past the instability of the BlueCo ownership era.
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Chelsea's high-profile managerial change and strategic pivot represent a major attempt to restore the club's status as a top-tier European competitor.
GOAL Chelsea 2026-27 season preview: Xabi Alonso's Blues can spring a real surprise after seismic summer of change at Stamford Bridge The Spanish tactician's arrival and a seismic shift in the club's transfer strategy has breathed fresh life into BlueCo's ailing project at Stamford Bridge ahead of the new campaign
Another season, another new era for Chelsea under their beleaguered BlueCo ownership. This time, though, things could be different.
Despite some serious pre-season optimism after the Club World Cup triumph last summer, the Blues' 2025-26 campaign would unravel, bringing two managerial exits, a mid-table finish and the failure to qualify for any form of European football.
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