Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has refused to rule out a move away from the club amid speculation that Real Madrid are keen to secure his services.
The 27-year-old appears to be a wanted man just a year after Liverpool looked set to offload him to Juventus to allow them to sign Gareth Barry.
But after that deal fell through, Alonso enjoyed one of his best seasons in a Liverpool shirt, although he is coy about what the future has in store this time around.
"I don't close any door in that area, so we'll see what happens," was the player's response to questions about his future. "Last year I was close to joining Juventus, I do not have a defined career plan. It is always good that several clubs want you - it's better than no-one wanting you - but I can't do too much about it.
"I know that I have to do my work well and, in the future, I'll decide what I have to decide."
Alonso has also revealed that his relationship with manager Rafa Benitez does not extend beyond the pitch, telling Spain's Don Balon magazine: "My relationship with Benitez is professional, like he has with any other player. I leave it at that - professional."




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reddevils_4life99,
You are a sad demented person , more concerned with hate than football . You are just the kind of sicko that football can do without . Go crawl back under your stone , and plz stay there
ALONSO WANTS TO LEAVE SCUM CITY THAT IS LIVERPOOL HA HA
UNLIKE RONALDO WHO LEFT AFTER WINNING EVERYTHING ALONSO WANTS TO LEAVE BECAUSE HE KNOWS LIVERFOOLS ARE S.H.I.T. AND HE WONT WIN ANY SILVERWEAR INLESS HE GOES OUT ONTO THE STREETS OF LIVER SCUM POOL AND SOMEONE GIVES HIM ON OF THOSE UGLY MEDALIONS YOU SCOUSE T.I.T.S WEAR
GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED AND THE REST GO MARCHING OFF OFF OFF
PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS THREE YEARS IN A ROW FACT
AND BY THE WAYS DONT TELL ME TO GET OF YOUR PAGE YOUR TALKING ABOUT MAN UNITED ON YOUR OWN PAGE YOU BACKWARD SCUM AND THEIRS LOADS OF YOUR BULL S.H.I.T. ON MAN UNITEDS PAGE AS WELL SO IF YOU CANT HANDLE IT P.I.S.S. OFF UGLY RATS THAT RATS LIVERFOOL FANS AND GET BACK TO YOUR GUTTER
opssss another one could be leaving, title next year, doubt it very much.
Please stay Alonso. After a great season you have had, why would u want to go to Real Madrid. Stay at Liverpool and help us win trophies, especially the Premier League.
If Alonso will stay at Liverpool, he would be the real professional one! After these comments. But I think he leaves Anfield. But the Prem League Title are coming! I think for him is better to stay, win the prem in 2010 and be a legend with the Reds! Far better than win nothing with Madrid. This year Real Madrid got 0-1(h), 4-0(a)! After one year it will be almost the same! Not much difference! Maybe a 2-2(h), 1-0(a)! Liverpool will be massive this year! So, for Alonso, it's better to stay!
Raul Albiol,Alvaro Arbeloa,Xabi Alonso&David Villa along with the spanish players that are already playing for madrid Iker Casillas,Sergio Ramos,Miguel Torres,Guti,Ruben Del La Red & Raul that makes round about 10 spanish players not to mention players that are on loan or that are on the bench so i can't wait for real madrid to be back to the spanish/latino team that they should be. oh yh and i do know that spanish people are latino what i mean by latino players i mean spanish,italian,portuguese&all those south american countries
alonso belongs in spain so when madrid sign him madrid can get back to being the spanish/latin team they use to be
Oh no, I should have not said that, I don't hate madrid, I love madrid. AAHHHR my mind is going craizy, I have mental problems, and I don't know what I'm saying. Foregive me, I'm really sorry, I don't want to say anthing bad about Madrid or Barcelona.
Don't get me wrong madrid fans, I love madrid. I just hate the idea of bringing alonso and getting rid of mamudo diara because that would look like racist. I love to for alonso to come to madrid, but we should get rid of guti because he suxks, and mamudo is a great player, or is it because he is black and on top of that he is muslim too, and that is why madrid want to replace him. I can't think of any other ideas why would madrid want to sell mamaudo diara, he is a great player, we all know that. Also the fact with drenthe, madrid fans booing him, why? He is a good player, and he is still young, and still madrid fans boo him, why? Because he is black. I'm black myself and I want this racism in madrid to stop. I hate madrid for being racist.
what are you trying to imply getachew44
gary neville finished, paul scoles finished, ryan giggs finished, hargreaves career over, sick note carrick sh**e. your greatest player, bigger than your club ronaldo left for a bigger club. fans favorite tevez, who`s leaving for the now the bigger club in peado and rape capital of europe MANCHESTER. your stuck with berbatov (sh**ist player ever). park and anderson and nani (do i need to go on). benzema, and villa not interested in you. so good luck next season when liverpool, chelsea, man city, overtake you from now on. *****
HEY whats all the rubish words with my name
alonso to real is the best thing
why people take my name and pretend to be me?
why barca fans are that much scared from me especialy varnavas p
easy guys i will never change who i am
i'm for ever with real
HEY whats all the rubish words with my name
alonso to real is the best thing
why people take my name and pretend to be me?
why barca fans are that much scared from me especialy varnavas p
easy guys i will never change who i am
i'm for ever with real
ALONSO IS NOWAY WORTH £35.MILLION HES JUST A AVERAGE PLAYER £15.MILLION WOULD BE ABOUT RIGHT PRICE THE SCUM ARE SAYING HE WAS THE BEST PLAYER AFTER THE DIVER JUST SHOW HOW @#$% HE WAS THEN MASCHERANO IS ON IS WAY ALSO £14.MILLON THE SCUM WILL BE LUCKY TO FINISH FIFTH NEXT SEASON HAHA
GLOOOOOORY GLOOOOOORY MAN UTD
PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2008/2009 FOR THE 11 TIME
LOSERPOOL PREMIER LEAGUE TITLES NIL ZERO ZILCH HAHAHA
if alonso want`s to go f**k him off. alonso is a great player and i`d love him to stay
but rafa was selling him because in 2007-08 alonso was sh**e. alonso then had the hump with rafa because of this so to prove rafa wrong, a season later alonso becomes liverpool 2nd best player behind gerrard. so this proves that rafa was right, either shape up or get out. and look at the result of that alonso was superb last season.
but if alonso doesn`t like it then fine let him go.
also £35m isn`t to much for a player like alonso. hargreaves £20m, carrick £18m, bent £18m, fellani £16m, david silva £25m (priced at) , fabregas £30m(priced at) all these players are nowhere near alonso`s class.
I think he might leave. I remember reading Benitez fell out with Robbie Keane and thats what lead to him leaving.
Now the rumor is both Mascherano and Alonso want to leave because they can't get along with Benitez.
Mascheranos agent has been very vocal about Mascherano wanting to leave and Alonso obviously wants to go as well.
It's strange though they seemed to be doing so well only months ago. I think both of them will be gone by the beginning of the next season though.
As for all the people complaining about the racism in football comments. Wake up there is defintely elements of racism in football and especially Spanish football. I don't think its relevant to this situation in particular at all but the point about racism in football is very relevant because it certainly exists.
getachew44 what the hell has happend to you, it is like you are a different person. suddenly you are talking absolute rubbish. what is this about real not wanting black players. They signed lassana diarra 6 months ago and he aint actually white is he???
Getachew44, yes, that was the plan all along. Years in the making so that we don't figure it out. You are an idiot. Btw, I'm black...
Benitez should allow alonso to leave but i think that £35 million pound is far to much as Benitez was going to let him go to Juventus for around £17 million pound.& i dont see what it matters what colour a player is as real have shown an interest in essien its a case if you are good enough or not...............A REAL FAN
Benitez should allow him to leave but i think £35 million pound is far to much when he was going to let him go for around £17 million pound to Juventus.........A REAL FAN
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