Alonso left Madrid three months after helping them to Champions League glory and went on to spend three years with Bayern before announcing his playing retirement. Explaining his reasons for ...

Indeed, a section of the Catalan club’s board admires the 42-year-old and sees him as a candidate to replace Xavi. Plan to deliver a blow to Madrid? It must be remembered that Alonso was at Real ...

Xavi has backed Marcos Alonso to play a big part in Barcelona's quest for more trophies after he signed a new contract on Friday. Alonso arrived at Camp Nou in September as a free agent after ...