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Xabi Alonso is closing in on the Chelsea job, but he's not walking through those doors without guarantees. The forty-four-year-old wants assurances he can build a genuine project at Stamford Bridge, not just inherit a squad and spin plates. Progress has been made over the past week, and sources suggest he sees real potential in the group already assembled — but Alonso is making clear this has to be his vision, his way, or there's no deal.
Shifting courts now, and Coco Gauff is into the Italian Open final after dismantling Sorana Cirstea six-four, six-three at the Foro Italico. In doing so, she's matched a feat previously achieved only by Serena and Venus Williams — a reminder that we are watching someone operating at a genuinely historic level. She'll face either Iga Swiatek or Elina Svitolina in Saturday's final, with Roland Garros looming large on the horizon.
And over at Real Madrid, Fede Valverde is back on the training pitch earlier than expected following that head injury sustained during last week's altercation with teammate Aurelien Tchouameni. Valverde insists no punches were thrown, though that version of events has found very few believers in the press. Either way, he's moving, he's training, and Madrid will take it.
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