Throughout this summer there were different speculations regarding the Spaniard footballer Xabi Alonso and his transfer to another European football team. One of the main reasons was that Xabi Alonso didn’t look as a vital element anymore for Liverpool’s manager Benitez last season when he lost his spot as midfielder being replaced by Javier Mascherano in 2008. However, as Benitez decided to put Gerrard has second striker, Alonso recaptured his place in the team. But, when the season ended and the summer arrived, different clubs began looking for new players and transfers. In Xabi’s case the clubs interested were Juventus and Arsenal. These two teams were looking for great midfielders with experience and for them Xabi Alonso could be a good fit. The deal with Juventus did not materialize as Liverpool did not want to lower their 18 million GBP price for the Spaniard. On the other hand, Arsenal’s story was very similar, as there were money issues and the bid was to low to be accepted by Xabi, his agent and Liverpool. The English team of Arsenal stated the pricing Liverpool has to be extremely high. The offer made for the Spaniard was 12 million GBP compared to the 18 million GBP that was given by the Reds. However, now that there are no arrangements with other teams, Xabi Alonso will play these four months for Liverpool as he and his agent will wait for better deals in January. The Spaniard midfielder is now focusing in playing well with Liverlpool . Xabi’s profesional career began in 1999 with Real Sociedad when he was just 18 years old. Within a few months Coach Clemente transferred him to play in the second division during 2000. After a disappointing season due to managerial changes, Real Sociedad decided to get John Toshack in 2001. While Xabi became the team’s captain taking the team to a new level, and then even qualifying the team for first time to the UEFA Champions League during the 2002-2003 season. After three years with Real Sociedad, Xabi was transferred with a total of 10.5 million GBP to Liverpool. Xabi has achieved amazing things for the Red, and his has gained status one of the best midfielders in Europe. Internationally speaking in 2006 Xabi was called to play for Spain’s national team during the 2006 Germany World Cup. Xabi scored his first international goal against Ukraine. But Spain did not get further in the tournament. But for the Euro 2008, Xabi Alonso got international glory with Spain when they won in an exceptional way. We know Xabi Alonso is a great player, we hope he will decide the best for his future as he still has a long way to go and a lot of football to show to his fans as well as his skills on the field. For now, we look forward to see him playing his best with Liverpool this season.
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