Granit Xhaka snubs Chelsea transfer and Xabi Alonso reunion to stay and lead Sunderland’s Europa League charge

GRANIT XHAKA has snubbed a potential Xabi Alonso reunion at Chelsea to stay at Sunderland. The Black Cats rejected a paltry £8m bid for their Swiss skipper, 33, last week from the Blues. New Chelsea boss Alonso, who managed the midfielder at Bayer Leverkusen, had made signing the star a top priority upon taking over…