Chelsea were watching Xabi Alonso's situation at Bayer Leverkusen.

The Spaniard announced on Friday that he would be staying with Bayer next season.

Xabi was a target for Bayern Munich and Liverpool, with both giants to change their managers at season's end.

Fussball Transfers says Chelsea were also monitoring developments.

Chelsea's board still have doubts about Mauricio Pochettino and had identified Xabi as a replacement before yesterday.