Liverpool 'accept' Real Madrid's £22m Xabi Alonso bid with ex-United star
Gabriel Heinze set for Anfield
By
Sportsmail Reporter
Xabi Alonso has agreed a £22million move to Real Madrid in a deal that could
see Gabriel Heinze move to Liverpool, according to reports in Spain.Forget
Cristiano Ronaldo,
Kaka or Franck Ribery, Alonso will be the first 'Galactico' of
Florentino Perez's second stint as Bernabeu president, according to
Spanish newspaper Sport.Perez
is set to re-take his job as early as Monday - two weeks ahead of
planned elections - after none of the other prospective presidential
candidates was able to stump up the cash guarantee required.
The 62-year-old is only likely to sign one from the trio of
Manchester United star Ronaldo, AC Milan's brilliant Brazilian Kaka or
Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery. But he has reportedly already
reached an agreement for Spain midfielder Alonso. The paper says the
Anfield star had agreed to a deal in principle weeks ago and that
Liverpool accepted an offer on Friday.
But there remain a few variables to sort out. Former Manchester United defender
Gabriel Heinze could go the other way in part-exchange, with Liverpool boss
Rafa Benitez a long-term admirer of the Argentina international.
Benitez
is also said to be keen on striker Alvaro Negredo. Madrid sold the
23-year-old to Almeria but have a buy-back option and Liverpool are
said to have wanted him as part of the Alonso deal.
However, the £13m price-tag quoted is too much for Liverpool as they would
prefer the cash to target Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry.
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can we keep Xabi? mimpi kale ye.. Rafa aja uda rela melepas kok... :(
bumi gonjang-ganjing langit kelop-kelop buat fans Pool
,,(o_o),,
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