Xabi Alonso will be missing from Liverpool's friendly in Thailand today.
The Times says Alonso will take a step closer to
joining Real Madrid today by
missing Liverpool's latest
pre-season match with what has been described as a “minor
injury”.
The Spain midfield player is determined to join Real, who had a
£24 million bid rejected last week, and has ruled himself out of
Liverpool's match against a Thailand XI in Bangkok later today
while the stalemate over the prospective move continues. Liverpool
want about £32million for him.