When the opportunity comes to join a club of that size, certainly one in London in the Premier League, I think managers like Alonso would be silly to just disregard and dismiss it. There is going to be a surprise he's taken this job given his standing in the game and the job he did at Bayer Leverkusen and the facts he's one of the most exciting young managers in European football. If Chelsea can give him the control he wants in terms of recruitment and other areas of the club then they have got a really good manager there now.
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'Slight in size' but 'huge' for Man City
Former Premier League goalkeeper Paul Robinson believes Bernardo Silva and Pep Guardiola will be sorely missed when they choose to leave Manchester City for new horizons. Silva, 31, is set to leave the club after nine years when his contract expires at the end of this season, but serial winner Pep Guardiola has insisted he still has "one more year" left on his contract after 2025-26. "Bernardo Silva is going to leave a hole, isn't he?" Robinson said on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily.
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World Cup duo Ghana, Cape Verde not among AFCON top seeds
Ghana and Cape Verde have qualified for the 2026 World Cup, but neither team will be among the top seeds for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw in Cairo on Tuesday.Undeterred, Ghana and Cape Verde bounced back to win 2026 World Cup groups.
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