View Full Version : xabi must NOT be allowed to leave!!!!!
kurtangle01
20-07-06, 09:18 PM
i see that AS or marca, not sure which one, are reporting that real want xabi now that the fabregas deal has fallen through. they are reporting that a price of
anfieldanfield
20-07-06, 09:21 PM
At the end of the day mate, every player has a price.
Ofcourse, Xabi is a top lad and and fantastic footballer, but irreplaceable ?
Nah, I don't think so, if Madrid offer in excess of (
madrid are linked with about 10 players a day. there's no way we would have quoted a price of 25m euros for xabi imo. we'd want the kind of money we were looking for for gerrard last season when he was looking to move to chelsea.
i wouldn't be that surprised to see madrid only sign perhaps a striker and a left back now before the season. they have quite a good squad now except for those 2 positions.
[QUOTE=kurtangle01]i see that AS or marca, not sure which one, are reporting that real want xabi now that the fabregas deal has fallen through. they are reporting that a price of
AnfieldForever
20-07-06, 09:24 PM
he would be a huge loss, same situation as Stevie, I didn't care how much the chavs were going to pay... I didn't want him to leave.
if we are going to progress to the next level, we need to keep players like Xabi
he would be a huge loss, same situation as Stevie, I didn't care how much the chavs were going to pay... I didn't want him to leave.
if we are going to progress to the next level, we need to keep players like Xabi
i'm not saying i want to lose him. and i agree we should be looking to build the team, not destroy it. it's just if we were going to sell, i think we'd be looking for closer to 30m quid than 17m or whatever 25m euros works out to.
kurtangle01
20-07-06, 09:30 PM
[QUOTE=anfieldanfield]At the end of the day mate, every player has a price.
Ofcourse, Xabi is a top lad and and fantastic footballer, but irreplaceable ?
Nah, I don't think so, if Madrid offer in excess of (
kurtangle01
20-07-06, 09:32 PM
No chance mate no way will he leave it's all bollocks. Real Madrid over the past couple of months have been linked with a 100 players in Marca. They may well want Xabi but I very very very much doubt he's for sale. For one he's Basque and 2 why would anyone want to leave Liverpool now.
the basue thing really doesn't come into it. i've heard it so many times but it never bothered him 2 years ago when he nearly signed for them did it?
I honestly wouldn't want us to sell Xabi if someone bid
kurtangle01
20-07-06, 09:35 PM
[QUOTE=ShaggyAlonso]I honestly wouldn't want us to sell Xabi if someone bid
the basue thing really doesn't come into it. i've heard it so many times but it never bothered him 2 years ago when he nearly signed for them did it?
I don't know how close he was to signing for them be honest but I can't see Rafa selling him full stop. He's a clone of Rafa, he's what Rafa looks for in a footballer, He's worth
He is probably due a new and improved contract then at some point in the coming season.
If he's down to the last 2 years, then we need to sort the situation out quick.
True, but with Rafa's knowledge and eye for a Midfielder, he might take the gamble, if
kurtangle01
20-07-06, 10:00 PM
[QUOTE=ShaggyAlonso]It is mate but I just think Xabi is so important to us - so important. It sounds daft but I don't think he's any less vital to us than Stevie is. He's that good, and when you consider how young he is and how many years service we could get out of him, then I think he's priceless to us and I wouldn't sell him under any circumstances.
Who on earth would we replace him with? In theory, we could replace him with two
kurtangle01
20-07-06, 10:03 PM
[QUOTE=Cacodemon]True, but with Rafa's knowledge and eye for a Midfielder, he might take the gamble, if
I'm not saying it's what we should do. However, it's safe to say that as a club we aren't loaded. Rafa might think that in the grand scheme of things we could sacrifice the undoubted ability of Xabi Alonso, for a huge sum of money, and use a proportion of that on a replacement and the rest on somebody else.
kurtangle01
20-07-06, 10:10 PM
I'm not saying it's what we should do. However, it's safe to say that as a club we aren't loaded. Rafa might think that in the grand scheme of things we could sacrifice the undoubted ability of Xabi Alonso, for a huge sum of money, and use a proportion of that on a replacement and the rest on somebody else.
i don't doubt for one second that a huge money offer would be considered but a huge offer would have to be his real value and not the €25,000,000 or
Howard_lfc
20-07-06, 10:11 PM
Xabi wont be leaving anytime soon - especially for the circus that is Real Madrid.
Dont lose any sleep over it - it ain't gonna happen.
H
You are calling Real Madrid a circus, but I don't think Capello would stand for what has been happening in the past few years. I expect that we'll see a much greater challenge to Barca this year from Real.
Xabi wont be leaving anytime soon - especially for the circus that is Real Madrid.
Dont lose any sleep over it - it ain't gonna happen.
H
I concur
kurtangle01
20-07-06, 10:17 PM
real were a circus but the change in reigime at the top will help the club a lot.
the one thing that sticks out for me is that it was reported in AS which is as we know on the payroll at real.
Howard_lfc
20-07-06, 10:55 PM
real were a circus but the change in reigime at the top will help the club a lot.
the one thing that sticks out for me is that it was reported in AS which is as we know on the payroll at real.
Listen to uncle H - he knows you know.
Xabi will be talking with a thick scouse accent by the time he leaves for spain !:haha:
kurtangle01
20-07-06, 11:01 PM
Listen to uncle H - he knows you know.
Xabi will be talking with a thick scouse accent by the time he leaves for spain !:haha:
hope so mate or i'll have to dust down the old gloves and knock rick parry spark out!!!!!!!!!!:D
in all seriousness though i just have a feeling that we always seem to be here every summer. 2 years in a row it was stevie and now this. i hope that it's just paper talk though. AS are about as reliable as tribal football so it bodes well but i'd expect the english gutter press to pick this up and run with it in the coming days.s
kurtangle01
21-07-06, 12:07 AM
nothing on tomorrows back pages which is good.
IanTheRed
21-07-06, 12:15 AM
Its a nothing story guys, Marca and AS are basically controlled by Real and when an election is held then players are automatically assumed to be moving.
Its tantamount to tapping, but FIFA and UEFA have no balls. Years ago I would have been worried when the likes of Ronaldo, Figo & Zidane were moving there, but these days its a joke club. Capello could indeed work his magic, but it needs a few years of stability before BIG players deem it constructive to their careers (and not the likes of 34 y/o Cannavaro) to move there.
murder_inc
21-07-06, 02:16 AM
I think the Basque thing does count for quite a lot. He is a very proud Basquette(?) and Madrid is very political, so i cant see him moving there. He has proved by coming to us he is not motivated by money :) otherwise he would of signed for the Filth when they had the oppurtunity. He is motivated by success which is why he is the perfect player for Rafa and us. I know Madrid will be a success again but imo, he would find success at LFC more gratifying than Madrid. He knows his roots and that is important i feel, for him personally and proffesionally. Although success at Socied would have been that bit sweeter.
Xabi aint going anywere. :lfc: :lfc: :lfc: :lfc: :lfc:
I wouldn't sell him for anything.
Look at it this way, who else is avaiable to buy that could do the job Alonso does for us? No one IMO. Not for much less then we'd have to sell him for.
We aren't far away from having a title winning squad if not already. So why sell a crucial cog in our wheel now? Rafa has enormous belief in him that is clear to see. Alonso not only displays qualities as a Footballer but also as a tactician himself and as an intelligent Football thinker. I think even more so then even Gerrard. That is shown IMO when Rafa most of the time calls over Xabi to issue him team instructions.
It's nonsense anyway IMO. The Spanish media is as bad as the English.
Finnish_Red
21-07-06, 06:14 AM
Sell him and buy Barton & Pennant with the money. That duo with Bells should give us a fair number headlines in the future and there is no such a thing as bad publicity :rolleyes:
In a real world I doubt that Real will splash their cash on Alonso having just signed Emerson. And I also doubt that Rafa will cash in his last summers primary target. Xabi won't leave :lfc:
You are calling Real Madrid a circus, but I don't think Capello would stand for what has been happening in the past few years. I expect that we'll see a much greater challenge to Barca this year from Real.
But what makes you so sure that even a top-class manager like Capello will be staying there for more than a season or two? The way football is at the moment with all the money, once a team becomes plastic it STAYS plastic. Real Madrid is in the hands of money-mad politicizing buffoons, I don't see a man of Capello's quality staying for long.
I think it depends how much influence he is allowed. If he can create a stable and successful squad which will genuinely benefit from igning one big name each year then he will be fine.
I think it is surprising that noone has seen that Capello is clearly going to want to overhall the Real squad meaning that there must be at least a few quality players who should be available. I would have thought it would have been worth us enquiring about Juan Fran (I hope that is his name) the young right winger we were after the other summer.
Look at who Real Madrid have signed? If that wasn't Capello saying who to sign, then I'm a flying Dutch Man.
Capello might well only stay there for 2 seasons, but he's old enough and experienced enough to get the best out a decent squad.
They were a circus when Perez was leading the club, I don't think we'll be run like a circus for a while now. For one, there is too much pressure on toppling Barca for that.
Yeah - I posted the above before learning about Thuram and Zambrotta. But I do hope the circus goes on above him and causes him to leave as I would like to see Real Madrid fall to pieces.
scarface
21-07-06, 11:07 AM
The only way rafa would sell xabi would be if real paid more than rafa thinks xabi is worth and in my opinion real dont have that kind of money! Stop fretting cos this is one bit of paper talk that you realy should be laughing at instead of crying at! In my opinion rafa bases his team around xabi not gerro! you never see xabi playing out of position! theres no way rafa will sell him!
DeeGame
21-07-06, 11:27 AM
[QUOTE=ShaggyAlonso]It is mate but I just think Xabi is so important to us - so important. It sounds daft but I don't think he's any less vital to us than Stevie is. He's that good, and when you consider how young he is and how many years service we could get out of him, then I think he's priceless to us and I wouldn't sell him under any circumstances.
Who on earth would we replace him with? In theory, we could replace him with two
scarface
21-07-06, 12:03 PM
If xabi was to leave the only player that comes to mind that could replace him would be pirlo! very similar style of play, the both seem to have more time on the ball than others and have incrredible vision! but given the choice xabi any day! how old is pirlo?
Andrea Pirlo
Birth date: 19-May-1979
scarface
21-07-06, 12:18 PM
Nice one speedy! I realy enjoyed watching him in world cup!
Did anyone see Rafa's interview on Sky a couple of mins ago?
He said Real have not been in contact and that Xabi is not for sale.
When asked about anymore signings he said "I hope so" with a cheeky grin but wouldn't give any names.
kurtangle01
22-07-06, 07:24 PM
Did anyone see Rafa's interview on Sky a couple of mins ago?
He said Real have not been in contact and that Xabi is not for sale.
When asked about anymore signings he said "I hope so" with a cheeky grin but wouldn't give any names.
good news all round then!!!:D
kurtangle01
23-07-06, 01:05 PM
23 July 2006
EXCLUSIVE: SO LONG ALONSO
Real line up
Not gonna happen. The journo missed the part where Rafa said that Xabi is not for sale.
Infadel
23-07-06, 02:18 PM
I don't think that this transfer will happen, but the offer could cause big problems for the club. Assuming that Rafa sees Xabi as an intergral part of his squad to challenge for the Premiership then he will definitely want to keep him as he would be difficult/impossible to replace - then the big offer,
kurtangle01
23-07-06, 02:24 PM
[QUOTE=Infadel]the big offer,
murder_inc
23-07-06, 02:49 PM
for all of our boards fault i think we can safely say that they would not even contemplate selling a player without rafa' seal of approval.
I concur.
And 20m is a slap across the face. Tell them to **** off and if pirlo is a good replacement then why not get him instead (Real). I'll tell you why, becasue AC would tell them to **** off as well.
Infadel
23-07-06, 03:05 PM
for all of our boards fault i think we can safely say that they would not even contemplate selling a player without rafa' seal of approval.
I hope you're right, but personally, I don't think we can safelyassume anything of the board. I was just posing the question "what if.......?" ;)
Inaki Ibanez (Alonso's agent) said: "The boy is very happy here and doesn't want to leave."
SouthAfricaRed
23-07-06, 05:44 PM
I really think that people underestimate the fact that Xabi is Basque. As a rule Real Madrid never sign Basque players. Xabi had the opportunity to join Madrid before he signed for us. He didn't do it.
For Xabi to join Madrid, he would face the same pressure that Gerrard did from Friends and Family.
I think Madrid is using the papers to create a Smokescreen to swoop for someone else
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