Alvaro Arbeloa (Liverpool to Real Madrid)

Not a big loss. Good luck warming the bench at Madrid.

Arby was a great signing, good servant to the club. But nevermind, Johnson is an able replacement.

Not a great fan of him!
Like every other player at LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB who wants to move........you know who you are
Spew it, and make way for somebody who is prepared to run through walls for the coarse.
Anyway, f off and the best of luck.

Bit annoyed to be honest.  I guess to all of us there is no bigger club than Liverpool and we wonder why anyone would want to leave, especially as playing for Liverpool really put Arbeloa on the map and is the reason why he is a Spanish international.  Can understand to a degree why he'd want to go home but its still a bit of a letdown that a player of his quality is leaving.

Consistantly good player, fond memories of keeping Messi in his back pocket when he first arrived and his injury threatening goal celebrations, not only to himself but also the goalscorer.  

All the best,you got what you wanted.Enjoy it.

i really hope that he gets few games over there, but i cant see him playing when ramos is fit. anyway good luck to you arby.

Just Passed Medical at Madrid - or so a yellow strip on SSN tells us...

Shame he has left - I cant see what Madrid will offer in terms of first team apperances. Brian78 sums it up

LIVERPOOL 5 real 0
Step backwards fella. Bye now

Thanks for the hard work Arby - shame to see you leave

He's a good RB but to say the best, I think Finnan has done better than him. He always make stupid and silly fouls whenever an opponent got pass him (pulling shirt or felling them off) but again Arby it's your decision. Liverpool will always stand proud with or without you and the most important thing is even if you're playing it doesn't change the fact that Madrid was and still s**te at defense.

Liverpool's Arbeloa passes Madrid medical

By Soccernet Staff

July 29, 2009

The deal is worth £3.5m and Madrid's medical chief Carlos Diez told his club's website: ''He (Arbeloa) has undergone a standard examination and the results of all the tests are very satisfactory.

''He is delighted to be able to play for Real Madrid, which has been his lifelong dream. He`s looking forward to joining his team-mates.''

The deal is set to go through and underlines that the 26-year-old's move will not, as had been claimed, form part of a double deal that would also take Xabi Alonso to the Catalan club.

Arbeloa is in the final year of his contract, having joined Liverpool for £2.6m from Deportivo La Coruna in January 2007. He played 99 games for the club and scored two goals.

Liverpool consider the deal to be good business considering the player could leave for nothing next summer, and manager Benitez now has plenty of other options at right-back.

Benitez has already spent £17.5m on England full-back Glen Johnson, who would have taken Arbeloa's place in the side.

Liverpool also have Swiss international Philipp Degen now fit after rib and lung injuries ruled him out for all of last season, while Jamie Carragher has also filled in effectively at right-back.

Liverpool are also expected to soon announce the departure of Italian defender Andrea Dossena to Napoli.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=663836&sec=transfers&cc=4716

Passed the medical. Good to see that its not a double deal with Xabi. Higher possibility of him staying then? Well bye Dossena, would be glad to see the back of you.

GOOD if the lad wanted to leave to be a bench warmer at a smaller club well i take my hat of to him Not if stayed with us he could of pushed more for a starting place for spain but with Ramos at Real no Chance

I've just watched his medical on a video on Marca it was awful to see one of our established players going through all that to sign for another club, how ever good luck Arby you may need it.

I think that the price was low, last year of contract or not

Who will we have for back up right back now he has gone. We are going to end up with the same problem as last year if Johnson gets injured or suspended, as the cover does not look great. Hope Darby can step up to the mark.

Anyway good luck Arby 

Oh well. Good luck Arb. Replacable so it's dealable withable.

Onwards and upwards say I!

I think this is a dream fulfiled for Arbeloa, as quoted from my article I published here earlier on. Now onto his second stint at Madrid, and even though I wished he stayed, I'll wish him all the best because this is what he has always wanted.

Oh well. Good luck Arb. Replacable so it's dealable withable.

Onwards and upwards say I!

Youable titable

I have an English degree, so I'm allowed to make up my own words. Says so on my certificate!

So is the unveiling scheduled for Arbeloa yet? I'm sure their fans will be underwhelmed after some of the other signings they've made over the summer.

Good luck Arby.

Shame didn't get that 100th game.

we should look at finnan again as cover.

Good luck arby shame to see you go.

we should look at finnan again as cover.

Good luck arby shame to see you go.

Finnan has joined Pompey.

Finnan has joined Pompey.

Well slow today.

He did pretty well for a player who many didn't know about when we got him, he was one of Rafa's better buy's but with Johnson coming to the club and Arboloa always wanting to make a move back to Spain and back to the club where he started at it was easy to see this move was going to get done.

Good Luck!

Just seen a clip on SSN of Arbeloa having an ECG, come on show boating bas**rds, Media in while he has an ECG. I think Real Madrid should sod off to Hollywood as they seem to enjoy all the Glitz and Media attention.

Any way wish him luck, and hope he shows a little more passion than he did against WBA.

I guess when Real Madrid come knocking the door for you and its your boyhood fantasy and the club you are with has just signed a class player in your position ........

It all adds up to making the decision pretty easy

The thing that worries me the most about the article is the bit about Alonso possibly being part of a joint deal.