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by **NANNY RED** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:35 pm

Toffeehater wrote:Real Madrid insist that they have made their final offer for Xabi Alonso, around €8 million short of the minimum fee Liverpool are prepared to accept...

Sources at the Spanish club have revealed that Real had made an initial €24 million bid for Alonso and subsequently increased their offer to €27 million. Real Madrid informed Liverpool of their latest offer by fax and set a deadline of last Thursday for the Premier League club to accept the bid.
Despite this, Liverpool had expected another, higher bid from the Bernabeu - and sources close to negotiations were hopeful that the Anfield club would reduce their initial asking price from €47 million to accept a fee in the region of €35 million - but Real Madrid insist that they will not pay a cent higher than their latest offer.

With Real`s latest bid falling at least €8 million short of the minimum Liverpool would be prepared to accept and, with neither side seemingly willing to compromise further, the situation has reached an impasse and Real`s reported pursuit of alternative central midfield options in the transfer market is genuine.

Saw this on rawk , http://www.guillembalague.com/rumores....t&id=21

Thats it, the cheeky little b,astards , deadline right id fecking tell them the price has gone up even more ,

by **Richj** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:40 pm

NANNY RED wrote:
Ciggy wrote:Alonso getting married yesterday Little Luis and Arteta where at the wedding.

http://www.marca.com/tv/?v=rklUvX0fKNS

Paco invited Rafa not.

http://www.diariovasco.com/multime....18.html

I wasnt invited either Cigg I would of been the one who said i object

by **ElNino9** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 7:59 pm

Did anyone know hes married now? I've got a pic let me just find it...

by **ElNino9** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:13 pm

Here's a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze15KDLr3mU

by **aCe'** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:19 pm

Real Madrid Decrease Offer For Liverpool's Xabi Alonso - Report
The Blancos have downsized their bid, according to the Spanish press...
12 Jul 2009 17:56:51

Spanish sports daily Marca claims that Real Madrid have decreased their offer for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso by €3m in the face of a lack of response from the English club.

According to the Sunday edition of the Madrid-based paper, the Merengues' original offer of €27m expired on July 8, necessitating a new bid.

This offer has apparently been replaced by a decreased bid of €24m in an attempt to coax a response from the Anfield outfit.

At a weekend press conference coach Manuel Pellegrini stated that the Spanish international would fit nicely into his new-look, Galactico-studded line-up, as speculation over the ex-Real Sociedad crack's future heats up.

It is further rumoured that Xabi is keen to return to Spain, having apparently communicated these wishes to his coach, Rafael Benitez.

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maybe Alonso is trying to force Rafa into selling him, and Real know it ?!
or maybe Rafa has just decided to ignore their offers ?
anyways, hope this ends soon, one way or the other....

by **ElNino9** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:23 pm

F*** R.Madrid. They weren't gonna get him for €27m so they have no chance with €24m unless they include Alvaro Negredo in th deal.

by **tubby** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:52 pm

Xabi pressuring Rafa will not do anything. He has 3 years on his contract so if they want him then they will have to pay bucks.

by **NANNY RED** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:44 pm

aCe' wrote:Real Madrid Decrease Offer For Liverpool's Xabi Alonso - Report
The Blancos have downsized their bid, according to the Spanish press...
12 Jul 2009 17:56:51

Spanish sports daily Marca claims that Real Madrid have decreased their offer for Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso by €3m in the face of a lack of response from the English club.

According to the Sunday edition of the Madrid-based paper, the Merengues' original offer of €27m expired on July 8, necessitating a new bid.

This offer has apparently been replaced by a decreased bid of €24m in an attempt to coax a response from the Anfield outfit.

At a weekend press conference coach Manuel Pellegrini stated that the Spanish international would fit nicely into his new-look, Galactico-studded line-up, as speculation over the ex-Real Sociedad crack's future heats up.

It is further rumoured that Xabi is keen to return to Spain, having apparently communicated these wishes to his coach, Rafael Benitez.

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An as i said before Ace id fecking increase the money now the cheeky gets , deadline , tell them to :censored:

off Rafa lad they havnt met our deadline so his value has gone up :nod

I really hate them , oh i hope theres a god an we draw them in the champions league an batter them , :censored:

humiliate them,

by **Madmax** » Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:52 pm

Feck real madrid fecking lunatics.... I think they are in the mood of another 4-0 thrashing..

by **Rush Job** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:47 am

We should be giving them a deadline, we cant end up losing one or both our CMs with a couple of weeks left or less. Tell real its 35mill and theyve got untill next sunday, we cant be fkin around pre-season has started.

by **Rush Job** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:49 am

Madmax wrote:Feck real madrid fecking lunatics.... I think they are in the mood of another 4-0 thrashing..

Thing is mate if xabi hadnt played so well agaist them they`d probably be in for someone else.

by **Reg** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:07 am

Ciggy wrote:Paco invited Rafa not.

If Stevie G nor Torres werent there I wouldnt read anything into Rafa not being invited.

Lovely girl, Alonso's a lucky lad. Maybe you'll get him on the rebound Nan.....

by **Octsky** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:19 am

RM is a bullshi..t club, bargain with us to the cent for alonso yet gladly paid twice the price for manc's ronaldo.
at the end of the day, it all comes down to this, if u cant or unwilling to pay for a club's valuation of a player, kindly get lost.

by **heimdall** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:21 am

I'm starting to think Real Madrid have the worst negotiators in the world, they get :censored:

-raped and pay massively over the odds for Ronaldo and Kaka but won't pay a fair price for Alonso. Is haggling doen differently in Spain, I mean you don't fecking decrease the price if your first offer is refused, do you

In any case I hate Real Madrid almost more than Manure now, fecking phony club trying to buy themselves to glory, disgrace. I hope they win absolutely feck all this season and that we draw them in the champions league and humiliate them. :no

by **Ciggy** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:12 am

Well as we expected he is off

Xabi Alonso: I want to quit Liverpool FC for Real Madrid

Jul 13 2009 by Tony Barrett, Liverpool Echo

XABI ALONSO has told Rafa Benitez he wants to quit Anfield and sign for Real Madrid – but Liverpool will not grant his wish unless the Spanish giants come up with a fee in the region of £35m.

Alonso has stopped short of putting in an official written transfer request but he has made it clear to Benitez that his future lies in La Liga rather than the Premier League.

The 27-year-old is due to join up with his Liverpool team mates on Sunday after being given extended leave following his involvement in the Confederations Cup in South Africa but Alonso and his agent Inaki Ibanez are hopeful that a deal can be thrashed out with Real before then.

But with Real reluctant to spend more than £27m for the Spanish international and Benitez adamant that he will not allow Alonso to leave for that kind of figure, a compromise is some way off.

Alonso could try to force the issue by handing in an official transfer request but the midfielder believes that he deserves to be able to have his future sorted out without taking such formal measures after giving five years of service to the Reds. Real’s public pursuit of Alonso is now becoming incessant with recently appointed manager Manuel Pellegrini becoming the latest leading Bernabeu official to speak of his club’s desire to snap up the Liverpool man.

Pellegrini said: “He’s an important player as he has shown with the Spanish team.

“It’s no mystery that Real Madrid are interested in his services, but it will not be easy.”

Benitez is fully aware that Alonso’s desire to leave Liverpool will make it increasingly difficult to hold on to the former Real Sociedad man despite the fact that he still has three years of his Anfield contract remaining.

But the Reds boss is adamant that he will not let Alonso go on the cheap, no matter how much pressure Real put Liverpool under.

Benitez knows there are precious few midfielders around of Alonso’s quality and he is likely to have to re-shape his side if the Spanish international leaves - and that would inevitably be an expensive process.

So unless Real come up with the kind of money which would enable Benitez to go on a mini spending spree of his own, then the Liverpool manager will not budge.

Meanwhile, Nabil El Zhar has signed a new contract which will see him remain at Anfield until 2012.

The 22-year-old, who made 19 appearances for the Reds' first-team last season, follows Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Yossi Benayoun and Daniel Agger in committing his long-term future to the club.

The Moroccan international joined Liverpool from French club Saint Etienne in 2006.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpo....4140207

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