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It would be ridiculous to sell one of your best players to one of your main rivals. I know, lets sell a v good player to our competitiors who are struggling in the same position. IF, he sells him to Arsenal, he doesn't know what he is doing. But it is still a big if at this moment in time.
Martin, Farnborough, UK
Liverpool are being incredibly unreasonable here. Surely they should let Alonso -who has been a good servant- follow his dream at Arsenal? It is downright selfish of them to hold on to the player by demanding such a ridiculously high transfer fee for his services.
Mick, Cork, Ireland
Alonso would be perfect and probably allow us to hang on to Cesc for a couple of years more and give us a real shot at the title. So there is no logic to hang on to a couple of million pounds when we have champions league football hanging/ no cups in 3 years in the balance.
Stuart, London, UK
As a Fulham fan I purchased the Times today to read your normally excellent match report in The Game. Instead I was treated to a Arsenal eulogy (unquestionably a great team) with Fulham only mentioned in the 5th paragraph. There maybe a simple explanation - Mr Solhekol wasn't there!
Dermot McCarthy, Kimpton, UK
Interesting speculation. Alonso was Liverpool's best player against Liege and Sunderland and is, including Gerrard, the best passer of the ball at the club. As a result of playing against Liege he is cup-tied in the CL until the knock out stages so how he is worth £16m to Arsenal is beyond me.
Marc , Liverpool, UK
It's a very strange clause.
Dean, Melbourne, Australia
It was only recently that Arsene Wenger was described as a "cunning fox". He has no real intent on buying Barry but the rumours are out there to "frighten" Liverpool in losing him to Arsenal. His real target is Alonso but he will wait for Liverpool to buy first so he can negotiate at a low price.
Arfan, Edinburgh, Scotland
Alonso, Fabergas, Nasri and Rosicky as a first choice midfield would be fantastic for Arsenal!!! Diaby, Denilson, Song, Ramsey, Walcott as a second string then Bischoff, Eboue, Wilshere as back up to all them and the midfield looks a lot better. I'd like to see Toure & Silvestre in defence!!!
Paul Newman, Milton keynes, UK
Elaine from Witney,
I admire your faith in that well known beacon of reliable and balanced reportage - the Liverpool Echo....
Regards,
Marc
Marc, Liverpool, UK
Perhaps it's £5m for a sale below £13m, and then 20% of anything over £13m PLUS the base £5m?
It's seems a ridiculously generous sell-on clause, but who knows what was agreed if Liverpool were desperate to sign him at the time.
That may be why they're asking for such a high figure now...
John, London,
I totally agree with you, Matt. If thats the real scenario that would be awful negotiating by LFC - it should be the other way around surely?!
samrad, London,
Rafa needs to get rid of alonso sharpish, he was abysmal on saturday. he's the same as berbatov. if he doesn't want to be here, we don't want him around. contract figures look right, they were in the echo. sociedad must be laughing
elaine o'connell, witney, uk
So Real Sociedad would be due £5 million if Alonso was sold for £8 million, but only due £3 million if he was sold for £15 million. Does that seem a tad unlikely to anyone else?
Matt, Lytham St. Annes,