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An agreement has practically been reached between Liverpool and Real Madrid on the transfer of Spain international Xabi Alonso for a fee of 28 million euros, according to the British Times. Alonso, who has an overall FTBL rating of 143.01 points at the

Real Madrid’s new coach Manuel Peligrini has reportedly deemed Dutch international Rafael van der Vaart (pictured) surplus to requirement, prompting German Bundesliga side Hamburg and Dutch powerhouse Ajax, two teams he has played for in the past, to

Alvaro Arbeloa, who has left Liverpool to return to Real Madrid on a 6-million-euro deal, is now the highest rated defender at the Bernabeu with an overall FTBL rating of 108.86 points.

Speculation continues to swirl around a potential deal between Real Madrid and Liverpool involving Dutch international Wesley Sneijder and Spanish playmaker Xabi Alonso (pictured right). The combinations invoked in such a potential deal are many, despite

Liverpool are planning to put to Italian side AS Roma a deal for their midfielder Alberto Aquilani, according to Britain’s Channel 4, maybe to parry the eventual loss of Spain international Xabi Alonso.