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Originally Posted by all_funkt_up
So... Barry in and presumably Xabi Alonso on his way back to Spain? Hasnt been too happy for a while and I am led to believe he wants to move back to Spain to bring up his young family there.
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It seems Real Madrid have offered £19m for Xabi Alonso, which is a decent price IMO. He cost us £12m and has had a couple of stinking seasons - I would sell at that price. He's a nice guy and overall I think he's had a positive effect on the team and the dressing room but think its probably time for him to move on.
Intelligent bloke, was one of the first Spanish players to learn the lingo and conduct his press conferences in English and his professional attitude has rubbed off on the rest of them. I think he helped to bond the British and the Spanish lads together actually - but sometimes you have to accept that its time to move on.