Tuchel blocks this 30-year-old star’s Chelsea exit against Granovskaia’s wishes

Transfer News: Thomas Tuchel blocks Marcos Alonso exit from Chelsea

According to transfer news from Express, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel blocked an exit for Marcos Alonso. The manager is said to have gone against transfer chief Marina Granovskaia, who wanted to sell the Spanish wing-back to Barcelona.

Alonso has had a stop-start career at Chelsea so far. The 30-year-old played his best football in the first two seasons after joining when Antonio Conte was in charge and used him as a wing-back. Over the next two years, Alonso struggled to play in a back four as a conventional full-back.

However, right in Thomas Tuchel’s first game, Alonso was restored not only to the starting XI but also to the wing-back role he flourishes in. Since then, he has featured for the side but not on a consistent basis due to Ben Chilwell’s presence.

It was looking as if Alonso was pretty much on his way out of the club as Barcelona wanted to sign him. However, Tuchel is said to have gone against Granovskaia as he wants to keep the defender at all costs. The manager apparently wants to keep him due to the flexibility he offers.

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Perhaps it’s a good decision that Chelsea and Tuchel are keeping the wing-back. He is the only natural player they have in that role and he can be a threat to the opposition. Moreover, his sale would only leave Chilwell and an out-of-favour Emerson as Tuchel’s only options.