The former Red is a great hero of mine so this entry is perhaps a bit biased. The rumours may also have quietened down in the past few weeks but given that Alonso’s future was intimately tied to Jose Mourinho’s, it will be interested to see these rumours reach a crescendo again in the coming weeks, as it has now become obvious that the Madrid manager is odds on to return to his former club, Chelsea.
If the 31 year old Spanish midfielder was to return to Liverpool it would be the biggest coup the club have pulled off since Fernando Torres signed for the club. Many would argue that Luis Suarez was a bigger signing but Suarez was merely considered a top striker when the club signed him, while Alonso is one of the top 5 midfielders in Europe; a bonified world-class performer.
At this stage, nothing is clear about the future of Xabi and that is why there is still hope that he may well return. His class and experience would add something we’ve missed since he left and he would hopefully rub off on some of the younger midfielders at the club.
Mark this down as a ‘one can only hope’ but it may be a case of ‘you will never know until you try’. We probably wouldn’t make a single better signing this summer.
