The news of the world report beckham going to barca with Xabi Alonso from Real Sociedad as a replacement for £20m
Who????
Who????
Xabi Alonso
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He's a young quality midfield player. But, it's the News of the World on Sunday, it has Fergie quotes (like he'd say what they claim).
It's pure rubbish.
He's a young quality midfield player. But, it's the News of the World on Sunday, it has Fergie quotes (like he'd say what they claim).
It's pure rubbish.
<a href="http://www.planetfootball.com/Article.asp?id=149031" target="_blank">FERGIE WANTS XABI</a>
You pronounce the X as Ch BTW! 
So it's Xabi as in "Chubby"?
Fat Chubby... I can just imagine the songs...
Fat Chubby... I can just imagine the songs...
If Barca were willing to offload Kluivert for 1.5m quid to raise funds, where are they going to find 30m quid?
TBH the bidding presidents actually offer money to the club. The two that have said that they will bring in RVN have aparently said that even if they lose the election they will still give the money to the club. It's all electionering shite that most British people do not understand, because we do not have clubs that work in this fashion.
fergie is quoted as saying that Madrid already have a 10mil deposit on Alonso so it looks like he's madrid bound
maybe he's makele's replacement
maybe he's makele's replacement
Never nice to hear transfer speculation about a 20m-rated player you've never heard of.
Alonso is a CM by craft.
Originally posted by spinoza:
<strong>So it's Xabi as in "Chubby"?
Fat Chubby... I can just imagine the songs...</strong><hr></blockquote>
Chubby isn't spelt with an "a". It least not by people with a Mancunian accent.
Originally posted by fortyseven:
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Chubby isn't spelt with an "a". It least not by people with a Mancunian accent.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Hell... I don't spell Chubby with an X either...
He scored a cracker against Real Madrid in Sociedad's 4-2 win over Madrid weeks ago or so.
You lot never catched that?
You lot never catched that?
Was that the one which flew in off the post from like 25 yards out? Class goal
I wouldn't be at all surprised if Fergie was using Xabi Alonso to show PSG that if they don't accept our offer we'll go elsewhere. I can't see Xabi Alonso coming to Old Trafford and feel it's Fergie getting some leverage with PSG by talking another player who can play in that role (although, like Pirlo at Milan, Alonso can anchor as well as play behind a striker)
What kind of player is Alonso? What is his strong point? (passing, dribbling, creativity, tackling, etc.)
Never heard of this guy?????
Fergie fears he could be priced out of Alonso offer
TeamTalk :
[Sir Alex Ferguson fears a £20m buy-out clause will scupper Manchester United's bid to sign Real Sociedad star Xabi Alonso.
The former Aurrera, Vitoria and Eibar midfielder has been one of the many leading lights in Sociedad's rise to surprise La Liga title contenders.
Ferguson has had his scouts watch the Spain international on a number of occasions as he bids to beef up his title-winning squad ahead of another crack at the Champions League next season.
But with Sociedad's title rivals Real Madrid having reportedly already offered a £10m down payment for the talented 21-year-old, Ferguson knows he faces an uphill task in landing his signature.
"Alonso's contract runs until 2007 but we have been told there is a £20m buy-out clause," Ferguson said.
"But we understand that Madrid have offered a down payment of £10m and that they are prepared to let him stay at Sociedad next season."]
For the kind of price they're hoping, I hope this is the last of any interest Utd ha of him.
Why shud we be paying £20mil for 'potential' when the market has collapsed?
There are scores of class & proven players who now cost nothing or fees nowhere near his asking price!
Utd's supposed big transfer war chest should be used to buy the 2-3 class players we sorely need to become top dogs of Europe, rather than on one 'potential' - we'll end up seeing loyal supporters giving the same end-of-the-season defensive excuses again next season as to why paying so much for a 'potential' who needs time to settle is so much better than buying for the same amount, 2-3 class players who'd probably see us advance further in the European scene.
TeamTalk :
[Sir Alex Ferguson fears a £20m buy-out clause will scupper Manchester United's bid to sign Real Sociedad star Xabi Alonso.
The former Aurrera, Vitoria and Eibar midfielder has been one of the many leading lights in Sociedad's rise to surprise La Liga title contenders.
Ferguson has had his scouts watch the Spain international on a number of occasions as he bids to beef up his title-winning squad ahead of another crack at the Champions League next season.
But with Sociedad's title rivals Real Madrid having reportedly already offered a £10m down payment for the talented 21-year-old, Ferguson knows he faces an uphill task in landing his signature.
"Alonso's contract runs until 2007 but we have been told there is a £20m buy-out clause," Ferguson said.
"But we understand that Madrid have offered a down payment of £10m and that they are prepared to let him stay at Sociedad next season."]
For the kind of price they're hoping, I hope this is the last of any interest Utd ha of him.
Why shud we be paying £20mil for 'potential' when the market has collapsed?
There are scores of class & proven players who now cost nothing or fees nowhere near his asking price!
Utd's supposed big transfer war chest should be used to buy the 2-3 class players we sorely need to become top dogs of Europe, rather than on one 'potential' - we'll end up seeing loyal supporters giving the same end-of-the-season defensive excuses again next season as to why paying so much for a 'potential' who needs time to settle is so much better than buying for the same amount, 2-3 class players who'd probably see us advance further in the European scene.