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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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  1. let them go if they don't want to stay. the manager­ will find right replacement sooner or later. it's­ not the end of the world without both players. we can­ get better one if the manager has the money to spend.­ Fresh faces might be good to the fans though. We still­ have a lot of great players in the team. Don't­ worry too mcuh. We will be No. 1 in the premier league­ next year.

    From mannhaa, on Tue 30 Jun 1:58PM
  2. alonso must stay he is a great player despeite all the­ offers he must stay

    From dafcevpetar, on Tue 30 Jun 1:36PM
  3. There is obviously something going on behind the scenes­ regarding Alonso and Rafa and i am pleased it's not­ "out there2 in the press as Liverpool always used­ to keep any problems in-house. It appears that rafa is­ not happy with the players attitude and would be­ willing to let him go FOR THE RIGHT price. Means rafa­ can bring in player/players who DO want to play here­ Yes Alonso is good and had a great season but i feel­ that javier is the one we would miss more.

    From david.corlett, on Tue 30 Jun 1:11PM
  4. Word is REAL MADRID will only come back for ALONSO if­ they fail to sign VILLA!!

    £25M...............he's­ worth more than that!!!

    DON'T sell him­ RAFA.....................we are within touching­ distance of the PERMIERSHIP!!

    IF you sell­ him..............................we'll be a YARD­ away!!!

    SELL.....................LUCAS/BABEL/DOSSEN!!!

    From Richie, on Tue 30 Jun 1:08PM
  5. sell either of them and we're selling any chance of­ the title. the best centre
    midfield pair in the prem,­ keep them wotever the cost!!!

    From gus h, on Tue 30 Jun 12:56PM
  6. let him go we dont want noise

    From easybloom, on Tue 30 Jun 12:43PM
  7. He'd be a major miss! He musty stay. Sell Lucas, he­ won't be missed...

    From gordon.merk, on Tue 30 Jun 12:37PM
  8. Who can blamd Xabi for going? The way he was treated­ this time last year was poor.
    Good luck to him if he­ goes, but lets hope he stays!

    From jamiebtn99, on Tue 30 Jun 12:15PM
  9. raphael.cyrus are u thick rafa didnt sign robbie­ keane rick parry did....muppet now shut up

    From mikeyfitz23, on Tue 30 Jun 12:15PM
  10. They cant buy him. Xabi Alonso like Nasry in Aesenal ,­ like Lampard in Chelsea , like Xavi Hernandez in Barca­ , like Del Peiro in Juvantus , ­ مثل­ نشات­ اكرم­ بالعر­ اق

    From laith f, on Tue 30 Jun 12:13PM
  11. Last season Alonso was by far our most consistent­ player.He is as important to Liverpool as either­ Gerrard,Torres or Mascherano.However if he does decide­ to go,and I personally hope he doesn't,then Rafa­ must be given the money to spend on a replacement.If we­ manage to capture David Villa then perhaps Stevie G­ could drop back into central midfield to provide the­ passes that Xavi does.

    From SEAN, on Tue 30 Jun 12:05PM
  12. as ex-captain of the u-21 if lucas is the worst then we­ have a chance to beat brazil !
    one day in the world cup­ finals !
    why so hardcore anti lucas ?
    i think babel­ and degen should be wearing those comments !
    one for­ not showing up to 1 game last season the other for not­ using the chances that were given
    now that i am really­ taking wickets, yes even lord rafa has to get one too­ !
    20,000,000 for robbie "crybaby" keane was­ the joke of the season!
    then to sell him for­ 16,000,000 back to the same team ???????????? in my­ books thats -24,000,000,
    which is over half of the­ -42,000,000 that was run in the red !
    love you to death­ for everything that you have done in the last 5 years­ but, what were you thinking rafa ???????
    1. vororin­ did not cost a penny
    2. he plays to 90% the same as­ "crybaby"
    3. moved him to germany to make way­ for "crybaby" and worked wonders for berlin­ !
    give him a chance ! and finally he was the better­ partner to @#$% utd babietov when they played together­ at levekusen

    From Raphael, on Tue 30 Jun 12:04PM
  13. Alonso should stay because he is as important as­ Torres, Gerrard to Liverpool for any glory. liverpool­ can't affort to lose him, he is only one pass­ master in the world right now.

    From nurul a, on Tue 30 Jun 11:48AM
  14. Bottom line is if he wants to be a little @#$% like­ ronaldo and go for the money let him simple coz i think­ lucas did ok towards the last part of the season so­ give him a chance along side mascherano he is never­ gona get better sat on the bench and u dont captain the­ brasil under 21 side or be rated the best player in­ brasil if u dont have pottential and i thing babel­ should get his chance up front as second choice to­ torres he is quick and hes got skill and he scores­ goals thats all we lacked last season was goals when­ torres wasnt fit i think babel can give us that

    From Paul, on Tue 30 Jun 11:43AM
  15. if he really wants to go then let him !
    with that money­ a package we could hope for
    "the torres / villa­ show"
    maybe even get silva thrown in ...

    From Raphael, on Tue 30 Jun 11:30AM
  16. ALONSO MUST STAY!!!!!!!

    From rmkaddo, on Tue 30 Jun 11:11AM
  17. Alonso in the short term can not be replaced and would­ leave us short for the title again next season,­ he's under contract and should be told so. I here­ lots saying get rid of players who want out, if thats­ the case why have contracts. Look at Gareth Barry last­ term, he said he wanted out so many times, was forced­ to stay and had a great season. Xabi and Masch should­ be told the same. They also should have the decency to­ give us a year to find replacements. Liverpool made­ them both the players they are and they should be­ reminded of this. I don't really beleive either­ will would go anyway as we're so close. If Xabi­ was to go, then Masch would be told to wait till the­ club is ready to sell. He has three years left and if­ he wouldn't extend then he should be moved on with­ two left. Leaving contracts to run down as in the case­ of Arbeloa is just stupid as he will probably go this­ year for 4-5, if he had another year we may have got­ 7-8.

    From paulie A, on Tue 30 Jun 11:11AM
  18. good point jebhistoric .......plus sell the player wich­ LFC don't need no more and take some money : leiva­ ,pennant ,vororin ,dosena ,itanje ,....and buy benzema­ ,ireland......or d.villa ,d.silva

    From lenny m, on Tue 30 Jun 10:45AM
  19. It would be devastating for Alonso to leave as there is­ no stand out replacement. In the event of him leaving i­ think the solution would be to bring in an experienced­ head such as Viera, Borrowski, Frings or Mehmet Aurelio­ and then concentrate on nuturing a starlet such as­ Lucas or Spearing. Meanwhile the cash could be used to­ provide a better second sriker or winger such as Silva.­ That way the team could still improve just not­ immediately in the same area.

    From Hobitez, on Tue 30 Jun 10:45AM
  20. Well said Donal S, Completely agree!! Here's to a­ good old fashioned scrap!!!! May the best team win!!!

    From ntrguitarschool, on Tue 30 Jun 10:32AM
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