Price tag putting Madrid off Liverpool star Alonso

JORGE VALDANO has admitted Real Madrid are some distance from Liverpool’s valuation of Xabi Alonso.

Madrid have been closely linked with a move for the Spain midfielder as part of their summer rebuilding under new president Florentino Perez, which has already seen the Primera Division outfit splash out almost £200 million (€231m) on Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Raul Albiol.

However, while Valdano admits Alonso remains one of their targets, the Madrid director general wants the price to be right.