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Transfers - Your view: Alonso a big miss?

Eurosport - Wed, 01 Jul 11:28:00 2009

Xabi Alonso has again refused to rule out a move to Real Madrid, meaning Liverpool fans may soon have to get used to life without the talented midfielder.

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Should Alonso go, how badly will he be missed?

Such was his excellent form last season, there is no doubt his absence would be keenly felt - even more keenly should midfielder partner Javier Mascherano also leave Anfield for Spain.

A fee of 65 million euros for the pair, along with Alvaro Arbeloa, has been mooted in Spain but is that enough to adequately compensate Liverpool for the loss of two of their best players?

And with last summer's main target Gareth Barry now off the market, who could be brought in to replace them?

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    we saved mascharanos career and dis is how he repays­ us??? let him go as for muamba no thanks buy villa or­ aguerro and move gerrard back to the centre we dont­ really need masch as alonso doesn go forward and we now­ have the quality and grit all round to do witout a­ player who just tackles. i feel he wants to leaver due­ to tevez not signing which is ridiculous as am i d only­ one who remembers tevez saying he wants to retire in­ his late 20s??? offer alonso a new contract, sell masch­ and buy a striker and some squad players e.g. markus­ berg, joe hart, adam johnson, and use martin kelly jay­ spearing, darby, nemeth and pacheco

    From redz132002, on Wed 1 Jul 3:00AM
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    gerard needs to go and so does torres to manutd

    From josephmahood, on Wed 1 Jul 2:55AM
  3. He is the best midfilder for liverpool.

    From blackpool_plumber, on Wed 1 Jul 2:42AM
  4. if both left stevie would b put where alonso plays and­ then buy yaya toure 4 the holdin role and wit the rest­ of the money buy villa2 play behind torres..just pay­ the 40mil they want 4 him.. in midfeild stevie would­ score more goals than alonso ..i hope they stay tho..di­ rosie from roma wouldnt b a bad cover either..lucas­ will lose us points next season..hes just not good­ enough4 lfc

    From johnsack27, on Wed 1 Jul 2:29AM
  5. Comment #57(shajushelwin),Do you really know much about­ football? You proposed Agbonlahor/Ashley Younbg to­ replace Alonso? Is there any correlation between thier­ roles on the pitch? You Muppet!

    From BADI, on Wed 1 Jul 2:23AM
  6. We must keep Xabi for any cost , he is key player

    From drfirephoenix, on Wed 1 Jul 2:23AM
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    Haaaaaaa! now you know what it's like....all­ deserting ..your scouser ship....haaaaaaa!

    From seven of eleven, on Wed 1 Jul 1:49AM
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    i think liverpool should buy Maxi Rodríguez for­ mascherano ashely young/ agbonlahor (if i spelt it­ right) for alonso

    From SHELWIN, on Wed 1 Jul 1:02AM
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    liverpool's best player last season....stevie g is­ the man but can be a bit inconsistent..tries to take to­ much on himself...xabi should stay..fans love­ him....benitez needs to offer him 100g a year...who­ could you replace him with...maybe carrick but noone­ else mes thinks

    From Juan, on Wed 1 Jul 12:34AM
  10. I don't think we should let either go. With both of­ them we can have Gerrard running ramped up front with­ Torres.

    From robby, on Wed 1 Jul 12:26AM
  11. At least if Mascherano to Barca he can give Ronaldo a­ boot in the b"**%$ks when he plays against Madrid

    From MIKE, on Wed 1 Jul 12:26AM
  12. if they both go then use the money and add some to it­ and go and buy david villa, david silva and juan manuel­ mata. villa up alongside torres, bring stevie g back­ into central midfield, play silva on the right and buy­ a solid holding midfielder............

    From MICHAEL, on Wed 1 Jul 12:09AM
  13. Nobody leaves Liverpool!

    From G&T, on Wed 1 Jul 12:05AM
  14. I think he will leave, but hope will stay!

    From damnsoldja, on Tue 30 Jun 11:58PM
  15. It would be stupid for Liverpool to let him go unless­ they could fetch a small fortune from Madrid. With­ Gerrard playing up front behind Torres, their midfield­ would lack serious quality without him. Had they­ purchased Barry for less than what they might sell Xabi­ for, maybe this could've worked out but that ship­ has sailed. Mascherano is great at his role, but Xabi­ has this vision you can't find on the market even­ if you have the money to spend.

    From G, on Tue 30 Jun 11:51PM
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    Alonso needs to stay in a red jersey, but that red­ jersey should be ARSENAL right next to Cesc on the­ pitch

    From Russ Man, on Tue 30 Jun 11:40PM
  17. im a liverpool fan thru and thru and i hav to say if we­ lose masch or alonso the title nxt season is not a­ possibility. These 2players are the 2 bst central­ midfield players in the world at this moment along with­ Stevie G. The 65mil euros being suggested for­ arby,masch and alonso is not nearly enough. But i­ belive masch cannot be stopped and he will eventually­ leave liverpool if not this season then nxt. But as for­ alonso i can see him staying as he wants the prem title­ jst as much as carra and stevie. But if we must sell­ both my fees wuld be.
    Alonso-30million euros.
    Masch-­ 25million euros. But ofcourse only in the current­ market.

    From phillipeglezos, on Tue 30 Jun 11:26PM
  18. SG , Alonso has shown nothing but loyalty to the clkub.­ Last year he was offered by benitez to a host of clubs­ despite wanting to stay, so it is not surprising that­ he considers his future. Having said this I believe he­ will stay

    From aguycalledpad, on Tue 30 Jun 11:26PM
  19. I don't think Liverpool could afford to let Alonso­ go as there is no one else like him available! On the­ other hand if Liverpool could get at least £30m for­ Masch then I believe Muamba could do a decent job for a­ good price and then we could also bring in a quality­ striker like luis fabiano or higuain!

    From Jack, on Tue 30 Jun 11:24PM
  20. Any player wanting to leave should be shown the door.­ Players who are seeking pastures new, and have­ expressed their desire publicly, are harmful to the­ dressing room atmosphere. Although Alonso has not said­ "I want to leave" he has not said he does not­ want to leave, so same thing. His value is higher than­ it will ever be, this summers ridiculous transfer fees­ will not continue to be as high over the coming years.­ Players who are going for 25 million this year will go­ for 15 next. Cash in, spend wisely, move forward. Also,­ could be a great opportunity to begin to bring through­ youth players, unearth the next Gerrard, Walcott, or­ dare I say it Owen.

    From SG, on Tue 30 Jun 11:11PM
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