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🎙️ | Super agent Giovanni Branchini: “Xabi is willing to let anyone go to get Yildiz, except Mbappé. Yildiz is wanted by Xabi Alonso at Real Madrid.” #Juventus [TMW via @MatthijsPog]

Gad Saad (@GadSaad) on Hayek and Mises: “I absolutely love [Hayek’s] stance on individual liberty. I was familiar with some of Hayek’s ideas and I cite Mises in The Parasitic Mind but boy were these guys spot on about the intrusion of governments.”

🚨 BREAKING: Estêvão, being left out of Brazil preliminary squad for the 2026 World Cup due to injury. 🏆💔 Estêvão suffered a setback after injury and he won’t be ready in time. Seleção to follow Chelsea indications, as @cahemota @geglobo report. Get well soon! 🇧🇷

🚨 Xabi Alonso tops Chelsea’s shortlist. Alonso believes his system can work with Chelsea’s squad and while there is some distance to go until a deal is struck, contact has progressed between the camps over the last week. (@MiguelDelaney) independent.co.uk/sport/football…

@NotPaneen We’re getting Alonso bro it’s calm. We’re upgrading

🚨🔵 EXCLU: Estevao has been ruled out of the World Cup as he will not recover in time for the competition. (@BrasilEdition via @TNTbr) #CFC

🚨 BREAKING: Chelsea are exploring a deal to appoint Xabi Alonso! Xabi is open to the possibility, but at this stage nothing is decided as the process to hire a permanent successor continues, with Andoni Iraola also a strong contender. (@David_Ornstein) #CFC

🚨🇪🇸 JUST IN: Sources with knowledge of the process have indicated that discussions between Chelsea and Xabi Alonso have been relatively POSITIVE and that Alonso is keen on managing in the PL. (@JacobsBen & @alex_crook) #CFC

🚨BREAKING: Chelsea have started to make contact with prospective managerial candidates as they move towards appointing the club's next permanent head coach. [@SamiMokbel_BBC]