The wheels are already in motion for Juventus to make a
renewed attempt to sign Xabi Alonso from Liverpool.
Alonso’s Anfield future was subject to widespread conjecture for
much of last summer, with Rafa Benitez seemingly willing to allow
him to leave should he have been able to bring in Gareth Barry in
his place.
Aston Villa dug their heels in on that front so Benitez opted to
keep hold of Alonso after Juve failed to match his valuation.
The Spain midfielder has since shown his manager just what he
would have been missing had his transfer gone through by proving
himself to be one of the most important cogs in allowing to
maximise the impact of Steven Gerrard.
However, Benitez admitted on Tuesday that he will be forced to
sell before he can buy once the transfer window reopens and agent
Ernesto Bronzetti, a consultant to Juventus, seems intent on
testing the water.
“I will try and bring in Alonso for the Juventus central
midfield,” he said in The Sun. “There was a long chase last summer
for his signature, of course, so it is a road we know.”