XABI ALONSO CONTRACT TALKS ON HOLD AMID CHELSEA INTEREST

ABOVE: Xabi Alonso is out of contract in June 2014

The longer the saga goes on, the more chance there is that Alonso's future could lie elsewhere

19th June 2013

XABI ALONSO has STILL not agreed a deal with Real Madrid to extend his contract.

The Spanish international, who has attracted the interest of Chelsea, is out of contract at the end of next season.
Alonso and his representatives have held talks with Madrid but so far they haven't come to an agreement.
And discussions are now on hold, according to reports in Spain.
Chelsea could swoop with a cut-price offer or choose to wait seven months when they'd be able to try to lure Alonso to Stamford Bridge on a free

StarSport still understands that the ex-Liverpool man, 31, is keen to stay at Real.
But the longer the saga goes on, the more chance there is that his future could lie elsewhere.
Spanish newspaper Marca report that Madrid president Florentino Perez and Alonso get on well, but the Spain star is waiting to see who will replace Jose Mourinho before deciding his future.
The Special One left the Bernabeu after a trophy-less season to return to Chelsea.