{"id":46976,"date":"2026-05-09T22:02:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T02:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/source-iraola-carrick-alonso-status-of-man-united-and-chelsea-manager-search\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T22:02:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T02:02:27","slug":"source-iraola-carrick-alonso-status-of-man-united-and-chelsea-manager-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/source-iraola-carrick-alonso-status-of-man-united-and-chelsea-manager-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Source: Iraola, Carrick, Alonso \u2013 Status of Man United and Chelsea manager search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Michael Carrick, Andoni Iraola and Xabi Alonso (Photo by Stu Forster, Ryan Pierse, Florencia Tan Jun\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>As promised earlier today, I did a little digging into Andoni Iraola, amid reports that he is close to becoming Crystal Palace manager.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There have been various claims about Iraola&#8217;s future since our last exclusive article which claimed that the Bournemouth manager was a top target for both Manchester United and Chelsea this summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <span role=\"presentation\"><u>apple<\/u><\/span>  &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One Spanish source said Iraola in particular had already been linked with a move to Palace, while another said the 43-year-old would be tempted to accept their offer even if he had not done so already.<\/p>\n<p>For what it&#8217;s worth, this may have already been reported elsewhere, but below is a summary of what I&#8217;m hearing&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andoni Iraola is certainly a top target for Crystal Palace, but sources close to the Spanish tactician insist a decision has not yet been made and is likely to be made at the end of the season.<\/li>\n<li>However, there are people involved who have told me that Iraola is backing the Manchester United post, which is now expected to be given permanently to Michael Carrick.<\/li>\n<li>Iraola was open to talking to Chelsea, but had concerns about the project, as many other managers, including Xabi Alonso, had been approached by the Blues.<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea officials insist they have not yet identified a favorite candidate and are considering a number of options, and that negotiations are ongoing and there is no rush to make a final decision just yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Could Andoni Iraola take over the Crystal Palace job?<\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Iraola may well be on his way to a palace job, but so far I&#8217;m not convinced it&#8217;s as far along as some are suggesting. Of course, I could be wrong and there is certainly a sense that jobs at Manchester United and Chelsea are becoming increasingly unlikely for him as things stand.<\/p>\n<p>But a lot of things could change quickly, and I have a feeling that if, for example, United are indifferent about Carrick&#8217;s permanent employment, Iraola will be high on the list and will also be in talks with the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<p>Palace are clearly ambitious and want a top coach to replace the departed Oliver Glasner, and signing Iraola would be something of a statement.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is still early days and Iraola may find a better offer, even if a role at Selhurst Park is not ruled out.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Carrick, Andoni Iraola and Xabi Alonso (Photo by Stu Forster, Ryan Pierse, Florencia Tan Jun\/Getty Images) As promised earlier today, I did a little digging into Andoni Iraola, amid reports that he is close to becoming Crystal Palace manager. There have been various claims about Iraola&#8217;s future since our last exclusive article which claimed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-46976","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}