Updated 10:39am 15 May 2012

Real Madrid set to make move for Xabi Alonso

Xabi Alonso

“Why should he want to leave now?”

Benitez added: “Xabi’s agent came to see me recently to talk about the future.

“It was a surprise for me and I pointed out to him there were three years left on Xabi’s contract.

“I asked him if the player was happy in Liverpool and he said yes. It was a short meeting.”

However, with Perez poised to return to power, it is now only a matter of time before Real Madrid’s interest in the player is made formal.

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