In an interview with Spanish paper AS Alvaro Arbeloa has stated that he would like to go back to Spain
Full article http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/arbeloa-italia-da-respeto-brasil/dasftb/20090616dasdasftb_40/Tes
AS asked him if we would like to return to Spain and his reply was "It is something i always think about. I like playing for Liverpool but would like to return as i do not enjoy the league as much. I am sure one day i will return. Outside of football i yearn for everything life in Spain gives me."
They then asked him about the link with Real Madrid. "It is always nice to be linked to important teams, especially now as this Madrid team is just being built. They are making a great effort to build a great team. I have one year left at Liverpool and anything is possible"
Do you think you will renew your contract at Liverpool?
"A new contract offer is possible. The normal thing is that i continue in to the new season. However if an offer arrives and they study it and agree to sell me it goes into the hands of my agent."
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From this it appears that Alvaro has a touch of the Luis Garcia's and wants to go. This could explain why we are chasing Glen Johnson as hard as we are at the moment. It also explains why he hasn't already been offered an extension when almost everyone else in the same position already has been.
If we paid £18m for Johnson, then got £10M back in for Arbeloa and remember Pompey still owe us about £7m for Crouch, that would mean a replacement (dare i say better player) for virtually nothing.
Full article http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/arbeloa-italia-da-respeto-brasil/dasftb/20090616dasdasftb_40/Tes
AS asked him if we would like to return to Spain and his reply was "It is something i always think about. I like playing for Liverpool but would like to return as i do not enjoy the league as much. I am sure one day i will return. Outside of football i yearn for everything life in Spain gives me."
They then asked him about the link with Real Madrid. "It is always nice to be linked to important teams, especially now as this Madrid team is just being built. They are making a great effort to build a great team. I have one year left at Liverpool and anything is possible"
Do you think you will renew your contract at Liverpool?
"A new contract offer is possible. The normal thing is that i continue in to the new season. However if an offer arrives and they study it and agree to sell me it goes into the hands of my agent."
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From this it appears that Alvaro has a touch of the Luis Garcia's and wants to go. This could explain why we are chasing Glen Johnson as hard as we are at the moment. It also explains why he hasn't already been offered an extension when almost everyone else in the same position already has been.
If we paid £18m for Johnson, then got £10M back in for Arbeloa and remember Pompey still owe us about £7m for Crouch, that would mean a replacement (dare i say better player) for virtually nothing.
