Turkish club Fenerbahce have issued a statement on reports linking Spanish International Xabi Alonso with a move to the Sari Kanaryalar from Liverpool.
26-year-old Alonso had been linked with a move to Juventus all summer, but La Vecchia Signora’s valuation of the EURO 2008 winner did not meet that of the Merseyside club. With Juve opting to sign Christian Poulsen from La Liga side Sevilla instead.
Alonso was then linked with a move to Fenerbahce, who are now coached by former Spain boss Luis Aragones, but the Turkish club have now moved to dismiss the reports as press speculation.
The statement said: “For a while now, there are reports in the press saying our club is after Xabi Alonso and that even a deal has been reached upon his transfer.
“Today, a lot of newspapers published news that we were negotiating with Liverpool and that we had a tactical strategy of bargaining. “
“These reports are not true. Our club has no intention on transferring Xabi Alonso.”
This would seem to end any link with Alonso, with Anfield boss Rafa Benitez deciding on if he will keep Alonso at the Reds in light of the recent injury to captain Steven Gerrard.
26-year-old Alonso had been linked with a move to Juventus all summer, but La Vecchia Signora’s valuation of the EURO 2008 winner did not meet that of the Merseyside club. With Juve opting to sign Christian Poulsen from La Liga side Sevilla instead.
Alonso was then linked with a move to Fenerbahce, who are now coached by former Spain boss Luis Aragones, but the Turkish club have now moved to dismiss the reports as press speculation.
The statement said: “For a while now, there are reports in the press saying our club is after Xabi Alonso and that even a deal has been reached upon his transfer.
“Today, a lot of newspapers published news that we were negotiating with Liverpool and that we had a tactical strategy of bargaining. “
“These reports are not true. Our club has no intention on transferring Xabi Alonso.”
This would seem to end any link with Alonso, with Anfield boss Rafa Benitez deciding on if he will keep Alonso at the Reds in light of the recent injury to captain Steven Gerrard.
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