Rafa Benitez acts as Xabi Alonso warning sign! Liverpool legend told filling ‘hottest seat in world football’ at Chelsea would be a big risk

Johnson Warns Alonso About Chelsea Job

Former Chelsea and Liverpool defender Glen Johnson has told GOAL why Xabi Alonso would be taking a big risk by agreeing to fill “the hottest seat in world football” at Stamford Bridge.

Benitez's Experience at Chelsea

With strong ties to Anfield, the World Cup winner is said to be in contention for a Premier League return in west London. Rafa Benitez has previously trodden that path, and proved how difficult it can be to win over supporters that will demand immediate results.

• Rafa Benitez spent 48 games in charge of Chelsea when filling an interim post in 2012-13.
• Benitez guided Liverpool to Champions League glory in 2005, seeing off Chelsea courtesy of a fabled ‘ghost goal’.

“The hottest seat in world football”

Alonso's Potential Risk

Xabi Alonso would be taking a big risk by agreeing to fill “the hottest seat in world football” at Stamford Bridge, according to Glen Johnson.