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Rafa Benitez today revealed he has told Xabi Alonso that he should stay at Liverpool.
Alonso received a rapturous ovation from the Singapore fans as he watched the Reds train on Friday night.

"I was talking to him yesterday and telling him to listen to the fans. They love Xabi," Benitez told Liverpoolfc.tv.

"I said to him, 'Maybe you have to stay.'

"You can see he is a really good player and I'll be really pleased if he stays. All the players and his teammates want him to stay. If we keep Xabi I will be very pleased."

link - http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N165185090725-0719.htm

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With you Growler!

Yes lets hope he stays.

What I am glad about is that Rafa isn't allowing either Real or Barca to force us into selling either Alonso or Monster without paying top money.

Give him a break. He hasn't said he wants to go. All this is coming from Real Madrid & until they give up we are in limbo. Just forget about it & see what happens.

Give US a break.
He hasn't exactly been crowing from the kop roof that he wants to stay either.
Get shut, big bucks, and let's move on. Sick of the whole rancid saga tbqh. Dragged on for far too long...Barry summer style...AGAIN.

He came on in the second half against Singapore tonight n looked like he wanted to be there. Spraying the ball about with precision...awesome stuff.

Trying not to read too much into it coz im fed up with it too , but hard to replace.....

well.. i was at the stadium
every fan dont want alonso to leave..
everyone was asking him to stay..


every time he had the ball..
we shout "SHOOT"

This was on Guillem Balague's Rumours site, make of it what you will.

A Liverpool source has revealed that there is a growing confidence that Xabi Alonso will be a Liverpool player next season...

Today, one of our readers asked: “Hi Guillem, a few days ago you said that within the next seven days or so we`d be closer to knowing if Xabi Alonso is leaving. We Liverpool fans are getting to the point where we just want to know either way."


The Liverpool fans are not the only ones who want this sorted quickly: Rafa Benitez is desperate to have this matter resolved as soon as possible in order to finalise the squad for next season without having to make any late adjustments to his preparations.

Overall, the situation remains much as it did before: Real Madrid must pay the €35 million that Liverpool are asking for Alonso, but the Spanish club insist that they will not increase their previous offer - and they must also now reduce their squad and sell before they can buy. Liverpool will not lower their asking price and Benitez is running out of patience - he may even place a week`s deadline on this deal as an ultimatum to Madrid.

However, there has been a positive change of mood in the Liverpool camp over the last few days and for those who want Xabi to stay, a more optimistic outlook. While it is always possible that Madrid may suddenly put the money on the table and meet Liverpool`s €35 million asking price, I can tell you that, in the last couple of days, a source close to Liverpool has told me " there is more chance of Xabi staying at Liverpool than there is of him going."

I explained on the site last Sunday that the meetings between Benitez and Alonso last week would be pivotal, and it is apparent that Real Madrid have been expecting Xabi to apply pressure on Liverpool to force through a move - perhaps even hoping he would make a public declaration of a desire to leave. That has not happened and - after speaking with Liverpool sources over the last few days - the feeling at Anfield is that Xabi Alonso will be a Liverpool player next season.

If Alonso does stay at Liverpool, the dynamic between player, manager and club will be interesting to observe. Regardless of how Alonso feels right now, I am sure that the prospect of representing Spain at next summer`s World Cup will help Benitez coax the best out of him.

I don't beleive he will be not interested and playing badly if he stays as it is a world cup year. I would be glad if he stays but I really want Rafa to put a deadline on this. Just want it sorted.