Rafa Close In On Alonso's replacement
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AL OF A MOVE ... Aquilani could replace Alonso
LIVERPOOL will splash out £20million to land Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani - but only when Xabi Alonso finally joins Real Madrid.
The Reds have agreed a deal in principle for the Italian, 25, who has won 11 full caps and turned down Arsenal and Chelsea when he was 16.
Liverpool are demanding £30m for Alonso plus a series of add-ons worth up to £5m more - yet Real are adamant they will not go that high.
Anfield managing director Christian Purslow met Real official Jose Angel Sanchez in Barcelona before Sunday's friendly against Espanyol.
Purslow admitted: "There has been no agreement. Talks have been very friendly but we need to continue talking."
Alonso, 27, is finally expected to move to Spain by the end of the week.
But big-spending Real have hinted they will walk away if the price does not come down, with Standard Liege star Steven Defour the next target on their shopping list.
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can he win games or not de?
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Originally posted by AEW5001:
can he win games or not de?
He is good!
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roma has many good players but somehow not fulfil their full potential as a team.
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Dun think he is good enough to replace alonso, like valencia cannot replace ronaldo.
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i thot Rafa had sign him lia0...
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Originally posted by Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1):
i thot Rafa had sign him lia0...
no yetbut i still sincerely hope alonso n mascherano stay w e Reds..
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he cant replace ALonso and in fact no one can and that is because no one is quite like Alonso. But that does not mean that Alonso is irreplaceable. Alonso has a fantastic range of passing and as far as that is concerned, no one else comes close to him, that is why Pellegrini says that no one else can do the job that he wants Alonso to do for Real. However, Alonso is a more defensive minded midfielder, he doesnt go up often to support attack or score alot of goals.
Aquilani is different, he does not have the range of passing but he is very attack minded and possess a good shot and is willing to shoot and get up to support the attack. So he is not gonna replace Alonso but will give Rafa another dimension to the midfield of Liverpool.
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Originally posted by AEW5001:
no yetbut i still sincerely hope alonso n mascherano stay w e Reds..
barcelona will be coming to get Mas next season in 2010-2011 season.
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sekali liverpool buy pirlo
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Originally posted by kopiosatu:
sekali liverpool buy pirlo
Rafa dun speak Italian
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Originally posted by marcteng:
Rafa dun speak Italian
but sure got translator de ba. -
Liverpool Close In On Juventus Midfielder Christian Poulsen - Report
With Xabi Alonso set to leave Anfield, Rafa Benitez seems to have turned his gaze to Italy in search of a replacement...
Liverpool today officially confirmed that they had reached agreement with Real Madrid to sell Xabi Alonso to the Spanish giants, and their hunt for a replacement for the Basque midfielder appears to be gathering pace this afternoon, as Sky Sports News reports that the Reds have contacted Juventus regarding a possible move for Danish international Christian Poulsen.
Earlier reports in Italy had suggested that a deal had already been agreed between Liverpool and Roma for Alberto Aquilani, but the rumours concerning Poulsen have now begun to gather momentum.
Poulsen moved from Spanish outfit Sevilla to Juve last year for £9 million, but was recently told by the Italian side that he can leave.
Fulham and Everton have also been identified in media reports as admirers of the 29-year-old, but it now looks, according to Sky, that Rafa Benitez has become the favourite to land the Dane. -
Bye Alonso and welcome Totti
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Originally posted by citymax:
Bye Alonso and welcome Totti
Totti to pool? In ur dreams maybe.
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totti just signed a TEN yrs contract with roma
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you guys have poor sense of humour.
don't you think poulsen looks kind of like totti?
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Originally posted by Agenda:
you guys have poor sense of humour.
don't you think poulsen looks kind of like totti?
U got to go have ur eye check... -
Originally posted by ViNnO:
U got to go have ur eye check...don't count your chickens before they hatch
