Real Madrid have extended the contract of midfielder Xabi Alonso for a further two seasons, it was confirmed this Wednesday.The news means that the Spain international, whose contract was due to expire at the end of the current season, will now remain with the club until the end of June 2016.It also ends one of the long running sagas of the season as Real Madrid worked to maintain the services of the 32-year-old, who is considered vital to their midfield balance.The news means there is now no chance of Alonso, who joined Madrid in the summer of 2009, returning to the Premier League, at least for the near future.Earlier in the day, coach Carlo Ancelotti had spoken of Alonso' s importance, saying he was, "one of the strongest midfielders in the World.""He is very important for us and when he is available (Alonso is suffering from a perforated eardrum), he will play again," added the coach.Meanwhile Wednesday also saw Ancelotti accept his word of winger Angel Di Maria in the light of the latest scandal to hit the club.As he was leaving the pitch after being substitutes after just over an hour of Monday's 3-0 win at home to Celta, the Argentinean winger made a gesture, which can best be described as touching his genitals.Di Maria explained afterwards that he was merely ensuring everything was in the right place and that he was merely ' rearranging' his private parts. However, given that he was being booed by a section of the crowd in the Santiago Bernabeu, some have chosen to see his action as a deliberate act of disrespect and the club has opened an investigation with a view to possibly sanctioning him.
Speaking in his press conference ahead of Thursday's Copa del Rey match at home to Osasuna, Ancelotti was questioned about the incident and said he supported his player."He has given his explanation and we have to believe his words,Honeycomb Tissue Balls " said Ancelotti."If anyone thinks he made an ugly gesture,Long Sleeve T-Shirts he has apologized and that is the end of the matter, because the player is concentrating to play and he is not going to have problems in the Bernabeu.""The fans in the Bernabeu are demanding of their players, but they also show them a lot of affection and he will not have any problems. The issue has to end quickly because we need him this season," insisted the coach.Nevertheless, Ancelotti added that with Gareth Bale now available once again following his calf injury, Di Maria would not start against Osasuna."He is not going to start because I am going to use a fresh player. He has no problems in playing and he is happy here and relaxed. He has a good relationship with his team-mates and looking forward to having a good season," said the Real Madrid coach,Honeycomb Pom Poms who ruled out any activity in the current transfer market."There will not be any players coming in order going out. We have a very good squad and we don't need anything," he said.Despite Ancelotti's words, Di Maria's case is interesting given that he was help up as a shining example of a player who had decided to stay and fight for his place after the arrival of Gareth Bale from Tottenham and Mesut Ozil's decision to leave for Arsenal on the last day of August.Di Maria was held as an example of a player with personality,Buy Cheap Coach Grade AAA Handbags, Custom Fit Stripe Shirt and more. while the pro-Madrid press, perhaps in an attempt to justify the sale of the talented German, preferred to show Ozil as a quitter.Now Bale's rapid adaption to the Madrid side and the excellent form of youngster Jese Rodriguez appears to have seen Di Maria drop down the pecking order and given that he would fetch a hefty transfer fee,bag suppliers the attitude of the club and the press, if not that of the coach, appears to have changed drastically.
留言列表
