CITY ready to launch £18million bid for Alonso.
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MARK HUGHES TO LAUNCH BID
Kop ace is just what Eastlands boss needs
MANCHESTER CITY are ready to splash £18million on Liverpool's Xabi Alonso.
City boss Mark Hughes can get his man for the right price as Kop manager Rafa Benitez edges closer to the £8m signing of Aston Villa's Gareth Barry.
Benitez is not actively trying to sell Alonso but a mega-City bid for the Spanish playmaker will be accepted. Liverpool hope City's interest will flush out other bids but Alonso would need persuading to move.
If he is forced out of Anfield, the 27-year-old would prefer a move to long-term admirers Real Madrid or Arsene Wenger's Arsenal.
But moneybags City could blow their rivals away as Hughes looks to build a team capable of qualifying for the Champions League.
A source close to City said: "Alonso has proved this season that he is the type of player Hughes needs. He is totally at home in English football, has great experience and he would fit straight in.
"City do need strong characters because everybody has seen the problems Robinho has been causing behind the scenes. It's down to the player. There are other clubs looking but financially Liverpool and Alonso will not find a better deal."
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I rather u Sign All the Singaporean Player -.-
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that's good money man
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Lolx Alonso also not interested in City de
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no way 18 mil pounds for a fantastic player especially to a fellow premier league club. If Liverpool really willing to sell, at least 25 million pounds. AT LEAST.
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if im in charge, i will sell at 20m, but with the condtion that i can buy him back after 2yrs if i want to, at 10m
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this city is really bonkers.. instead of throwing their target lists around, why don't they really focus on how they want to play, and get the necessary players..
given their wealth, they could pluck good technical players from serie A, La Liga, German league or else, get some scouts out to Eastern block, where Serbia or even Russian. Instead, they are trying to dig other teams' mainstay where they have to pay thru their noses and worse, U have to suffer at their wages demand.
I do hope that they can dig out some real gems and proft EPL as a whole.
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why do they need alonso?
they had ireland/johnson/elano/dejong
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Originally posted by Y_Shun:
why do they need alonso?
they had ireland/johnson/elano/dejong
oh, they want one with steel, and also one who can score from midfield and beyond..
so they can keep the fans for marketing purposes.
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£18m is a Mega money? That was nearly half the price Martin O'Neil put on Ashley Young's head?
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Originally posted by Y_Shun:
why do they need alonso?
they had ireland/johnson/elano/dejong
Cos I think non of them are creative enough... and Elano is inconsistent...A good deal i would say, cos it weakens Pool (one of their potential top 4 opponents) in the creative department and strengthen City... lol
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RAFA Benitez today claimed Xabi Alonso’s quality is making him a marked man for Liverpool’s Premier League opponents – as the Reds boss prepares to do without the services of his midfield playmaker at West Ham.
An ankle injury has forced Alonso out of Liverpool’s clash with the Hammers this evening, meaning the Reds boss will have to make at least one enforced change to his starting line up.
The Spanish midfielder has failed to recover from the knock picked up following a dangerous lunge by Newcastle’s Joey Barton last weekend.
Though Benitez has refused to publicly criticise Barton for the challenge he believes the fact that the Newcastle man became the sixth player this season to be sent off for a foul on Alonso suggests a pattern is clearly emerging.
“I think it is because he is a holding midfielder with quality and all the other teams know that if they push him and put him under pressure it will be more difficult for us,” said Benitez.
“That is the only reason for me. It is not because he is aggressive or has bad behaviour on the pitch or anything like that.
“It’s just because he has quality.
“The majority of teams play defensively and also put one player close to him and it is just because he has quality.”
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he won't go la ....
he will end his career with Liverpool .
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i rather think he knew that in our history ... not many players left Liverpool and became a better player .
Fowler went to Leeds , and ....
Owen left for Real Madrid , and ...
Mcnamanan left also , and ....
Stan Collymore left for Villa , and .....
Luis Garcia for Athletico ,and ....
Who succeeded ? And became a better player than he was at Liverpool ?
And those who stayed and retired ... like Hyypia . A legend now .
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Originally posted by Poolman:
i rather think he knew that in our history ... not many players left Liverpool and became a better player .
Fowler went to Leeds , and ....
Owen left for Real Madrid , and ...
Mcnamanan left also , and ....
Stan Collymore left for Villa , and .....
Luis Garcia for Athletico ,and ....
Who succeeded ? And became a better player than he was at Liverpool ?
And those who stayed and retired ... like Hyypia . A legend now .
Not really what, Steve McManaman stay with Pool for 10 yrs and he only won1 FA cup
1 League cup and
1 Community Shield
All for 10 yrs of service...
He went over to Real Madrid, he won...
2 Champions League Titles
2 La Liga Titles
1 Uefa Super Cup
1 Club World Cup
1 Copa Del Rey (Spanish FA Cup)
2 Supercopa de Espana (Spanish Community Shield)
David James also not too bad mah... Since he left Pool he became England's No.1...
Emile Heskey also did very well... He has now become a regular in Capello's England squad...
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uhm Pool shld 1 shot ask for a very very high price since MC is so rich..
treat them as radish =p