Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso longs for home and refuses to close door on Real Madrid move

29 June 2009 19:23
Xabi Alonso insists a move to Real Madrid is not impossible, despite Liverpool's determination to hold on to the midfielder. Bernabeu president Florentino Perez has made no secret of his admiration for the Spain international. And though Anfield boss Rafa Benitez insists the 27-year-old is not for sale, Alonso said: 'I don't close any door in that area, so we'll see what happens.' In an interview with Spain's Don Balon magazine: 'Last year I was close to joining Juventus. I do not have a defined career plan.

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