🚨 **Xabi Alonso’s First Move? Keep Enzo or Lose the Fight**

📝 THE FULL PICTURE: Xabi Alonso was officially unveiled as Chelsea’s new manager on Monday and made one thing crystal clear-he wants Enzo Fernández to stay. The 25-year-old Argentina midfielder, preparing for a World Cup semi-final against England, has expressed openness to leaving and was recently tied to Real Madrid-though they denied it. With no confirmed suitors and a £120m price tag, Alonso’s “yes” when asked about keeping Enzo is the strongest signal yet. He also confirmed talks with Enzo but kept the details private. Elsewhere, Nicolas Jackson is set to rejoin the squad for the pre-season tour after Bayern Munich opted not to buy him, while Alejandro Garnacho remains away-Roma are reportedly interested. Alonso’s first days have been busy: training a large group at Cobham, navigating squad departures (Andrey Santos to Man Utd), and adapting to life without European football after Chelsea missed out on the final day. 💭 MY TAKE: Alonso’s message is simple: build, don’t panic. He’s not pretending the lack of Europe won’t change things-but he’s also not throwing his hands up. Keeping Enzo is priority one, and if he’s gone? Well, that’s a conversation for later. The fact he’s already working with Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, and Levi Colwill shows he’s thinking long-term, not short-term fixes. And let’s be real-Chelsea’s ownership isn’t messing around. They’ve hired a manager who’s not just a name, but a thinker. If he can keep Enzo and build that mentality he keeps talking about? This could be the calm before the storm. If not? Yeah, we’ll all be back here asking, “Where’d he go?”