Source: SKY_Sports
Real reiterate Alonso interest
Real Madrid manager Manuel Pellegrini has once again sounded his interest in Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.
The Spain international has been at the centre of a long-running transfer saga as the Primera Liga giants attempt to prise him away from Anfield.
Alonso is flattered by Real's interest, but Liverpool are determined to keep hold of one of their key assets as boss Rafa Benitez reportedly refuses to budge from a £35million asking price.
Pellegrini maintains that he rates the former Real Sociedad star, but he acknowledges he must respect the fact that the 27-year-old remains a Liverpool player.
He told Sky Sports News: "All we know is that he is a very good player. We don't know what is happening with him.
"He is now a player with Liverpool, so we will see what will happen in the future.
"He is a very good player. But I cannot speak about players who are not at Real Madrid now."
