Xabi Alonso (Athletico Madrid)

Can't see this happening myself, looks like they want to offer 14 mil - insult !   Xabi worth at least 25 mil, he's an integral part of our midfield, and he's happy here.  F*cking press again eh ?   :

Athletico are lying 4th in the league and getting stronger, they value Xabi at £15m. Personnaly I don't think he'll be interested.
We should slap a hefty price on him to warn others off - just like what other teams do to us.

Yeah... It's all talk - again. The press try to lure players out of our club and into others...
Just like Owen, and nearly Gerrard.

and why would he leave liverpool?

There's a lot of players I would like to see leave Liverpool before Xabi.
And why would we want to sell one of our better players ??
All paper talk trying to unsettle us again

£25m he is worth, Gerrard is worth £35m, thats when they play on top of their games

Xabi Alonso had this to say today - not really a definitive NO as far as I am concerned. Maybe he does fancy it at the end of the season?

"At this time a lot of rumours always appear in the papers, but I am only thinking about staying at Liverpool to help the team have a good season."

eh-oh do you recon this is good or bad

Xabi Alonso had this to say today - not really a definitive NO as far as I am concerned. Maybe he does fancy it at the end of the season?

"At this time a lot of rumours always appear in the papers, but I am only thinking about staying at Liverpool to help the team have a good season."

So does that mean he thinks he's doing us a favour by staying ?

Xabi Alonso had this to say today - not really a definitive NO as far as I am concerned. Maybe he does fancy it at the end of the season?

"At this time a lot of rumours always appear in the papers, but I am only thinking about staying at Liverpool to help the team have a good season."

the 1st time I read it, I had a really bad gut feeling he's gonna go!!!!!......25+ for Xabi....14 what a crock of sh*t!!! :action-smiley-027:

what are they thinking trying to buy xabi, rafa will never sell him and xabi would never go ,not in a million years

He's staying.
End of.

Skysports -
Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has dismissed speculation linking him with a move back to Spain.

The 25-year-old instead insists he will remain at Anfield and concentrate on helping the Reds close in on second-place Chelsea in the Premiership.

Speaking on the club's official website, Alonso said: "I do not speak about the rumours of my return to Spain.

"I have a contract signed with the Reds and I am happy at this club.

"Now Liverpool are playing to our best level of the season. This is perfect for the beginning of the year with the next big challenges.

"To get to third place is very important for morale for us after the problems in the first months of the league.

"Now our objective is to consolidate the effort."

Great news, he's a genius in centre midfield, would hate to ever lose him

Rumours still persisting on both Alonso and Garcia for Real Madrid in the papers this week.

Let's hope not.

i fancy alonso a lot, but i don't think he's showing like he's staying at anfield for life. would be sad to see if he goes.

game for a swap with torres?

I wouldnt swap alonso for anybody, he has an eye for goal, has a love for the club, has an excellent pass and has a contract until 2008 I think. Lets hope he committs to staying at the club.

If you watch his games lately, you'll notice a more physical side to his game. After the injury to his face on Saturday, and going off gor treatment, he came straight back on and put his head in for brave headers. He also doesn't shirk a tackle, like some.
Alonso is getting better and better - NO SALE.

and why would he leave liverpool?

Exactly!!  - he ain't going nowhere.

Maybe the rumours are starting to worry people because LFC are about to negotiate new contracts with Xabi and Luis.

Maybe the rumours are starting to worry people because LFC are about to negotiate new contracts with Xabi and Luis.

This is due to the fact that both their contracts will soon be "unprotected" - (similar situation to Heinze and Fat Frank). They would then be able to leave with 15 days notice if they, or the club in question, were willing to pay a tribunal fee (thought to be about £6m per player)

This is due to the fact that both their contracts will soon be "unprotected" - (similar situation to Heinze and Fat Frank). They would then be able to leave with 15 days notice if they, or the club in question, were willing to pay a tribunal fee (thought to be about £6m per player)

So Xabi's contract is soon to be "unprotected" even though it doesn't expire till 2008/09.

At this rate new players will have to agree to an extension before they have even agreed to the contract!!

on sky sports Liverpool page this morning


Liverpool star Xabi Alonso would be keen on extending his contract at Anfield, according to the player's representative.

Reports emanating this week have suggested Liverpool are preparing to begin talks with Alonso about keeping him at the club.

Alonso's future has been the subject of speculation in recent months with Atletico Madrid believed to be keen on luring him back to Spain.

The classy midfielder still has two years to run on his current contract and the player's agent Inaki Ibanez admits Alonso would be happy to make his stay at Liverpool even longer.

"At the moment there are no talks, but when Liverpool call we will answer them," Ibanez told skysports.com

"Xabi is very happy at Liverpool and he is enjoying playing there.

"The most important thing for Xabi at the minute is for him to concentrate on playing as he has a lot of important games coming up.

"When contract talks do come up he will be happy to talk to Liverpool about staying."


sounds promising to me.

 

Music to my ears