Transfer season is underway and the biggest talking point at the moment is the future of Xabi Alonso. The Spanish midfielder has been outstanding recently and this has been grabbing the attention of big europen clubs.
It makes it worse that he was close to leaving Liverpool at the end of last season. Rafa has been speaking about the midfielders future:
“The situation is clear, we do not want to sell our best players and that includes Xabi.
“He had a very good season for us and can be an important player in the future. There is no agreement with Real and we want him to be part of our plans going forward.
“Xabi himself told our club magazine only two weeks ago that he was looking forward to his sixth season as a Liverpool player. Why should he want to leave now?”
Benitez added: “Xabi’s agent came to see me recently to talk about the future. It was a surprise for me and I pointed out to him there were three years left on Xabi’s contract.
“I asked him if the player was happy in Liverpool and he said yes. It was a short meeting.”
