Xabi Alonso seems to have set the bizzarest ultimatum yet in the world of football. The Spanish midfielder has apparently told his agent to seal a move to Real Madrid by July 19 or he will stay at Liverpool.
Huh?
These claims of course come from the Daily Mail, which if you haven't realised now, often has trouble separating fact from fiction. Nonetheless, what does this mean? Does Alonso want to go or not? Why is he leaving it all up to his agent? And what the hell happens after July 19? Bad fengshui joining a Spanish club after that date? What gives?
The fact is, Liverpool have said nothing about a possible transfer of Alonso with nearly everyone from Torres to ball boys insisting the midfield pair of Alonso and Mascherano must remain at Anfield. Then again, if I recall, Liverpool denied until the very last minute they were going to sell Robbie Keane back to Spurs after six months. So I'd give that Daily Mail story another chance.
Still, why is Alonso bent on joining Real, especially if the Spanish giants land Bayern Munich's wantaway star Franck Ribbery. Where exactly will Alonso fit in the grand scheme of things or more precisely, how the heck is Alonso going to be guaranteed first team placing when there's a midfield packed with the likes of Ronaldo, Kaka and Ribbery? Then again, Real Madrid's billions have a way of convincing footballers the sillest things...
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