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Does Alonso make Chelsea genuine challengers?
Do Chelsea head into the 2026-27 Premier League season as serious contenders for titles again?
Matt Davies-Adams has got The Athletic's Liam Twomey and Luke Bosher alongside him for a look ahead to Monday's trip to Fulham as Xabi Alonso's reign in charge officially begins.
Plus - a closer look at the players the Blues are still hoping to shift in the closing stages of the transfer window, some broader predictions about the season as a whole - and big news off the pitch with Todd Boehly and Mark Walter in talks to sell their shares in the club to Clearlake Capital.
HOST: Matt Davies-Adams…
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