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Liverpool: Rafa's Views On Alonso's Departure

Rafa's Views On Alonso's Departure

Xabi Alonso has completed his move to Real Madrid after successfully, as was expected, passing his medical today. Rafa has again voiced his thoughts that he didn't want to let Xabi leave Anfield but once he made it clear he wanted to so we didn't have much chance.

Liverpool are now working hard to replace the Spanish international with Rafa saying that we'll bring in the best replacement possible, as he explained to Liverpoolfc.tv:

'We would like to keep him but as soon as he told us that he wanted to leave we started working, looking for players and trying to do the best deal for the club.

'It has been too long, since May, that he told us he wanted to leave and after the official transfer request we were working very hard.

'The first idea was to keep him, and the second one was to find the best price and the best replacement for us.'

Some people believe that we'll not be able to replace Xabi, at least not for anything less than we received, but no player is irreplaceable and players always have and always will come and go. Hicks and Gillett must ensure that they give Rafa as much, if not all, of the money raised from the sale of the midfielder to strengthen though or we'll be left considerably weaker by Xabi's departure.

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Writer: Chubby Mail feedback, articles or suggestions

Date:Wednesday August 5 2009

Time: 4:07PM

Your Comments

It will be very hard to find replacement for Xabi....Hmm....Aquilani? ....Maybe....we will see...
Bosko-Macedonia
Say bye to any PL hopes this season. As your very own JD pointed out, Liverpool have won 46% of their games without Alonso playing. While with him playing, you lot have won 67% of the games. Trust me, I'm not the one who announced these facts!
JT_daniel
Of course, there was a superior player to Alonso available for £12m at the start of the summer...
Albarnista
LOL, Barry a superior player to Alonso!!!!!
JohnDoe
I thought we were a two man team JT_daniel, did I miss something or did we sell Torres or Gerrard?
JohnDoe
Madrid vastly overpayed for Alonso but what else is new? Good player, not world-class in any way, however. If you get Aquilani you won't be sorry.
RadioactiveD
are you sorry to see him go lads?
merlin
Yes but we got a good deal. ;)
Aamir
Don't get me wrong, but £30m for a player we had five years from after paying £10m for. And apart from last season he didn't exactly reach the heights he should. I am disappointed he has gone but that deal was too good to resist. And Albarnista have a word with yourself, Barry would have been a milkfloat amongst Ferrari's at Liverpool. By the way did Real try to buy Barry first then?
WestDerbyRed
To be honest Merlin, Alonso wanted to go and when that happens there is only one outcome.
WestDerbyRed
Alonso wanted to leave so I think £30m is a terrific deal. Don't know much about Aquilani but I hear he is a quality player, however my opinion of Italian football is not very high right now. Fingers crossed though!
spen86
Lets FIFA10

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