Real Madrid are signing another Premier League star, after agreeing a big-money move for Liverpool's Xabi Alonso.
The Spanish side will spend around £30m on the midfielder, taking their summer spending to more than £200m.
Alonso, 27, joined Liverpool in 2004 for £10.7m - so the Reds are making a lot of money but are also losing one of their best players of last season.
But it's not all bad news - Liverpool are set to pay around £20m for Roma's Alberto Aquilani as his replacement.
Real Madrid's big summer buys
Cristiano Ronaldo - £80m
Kaka - £56m
Karim Benzema - £30m
Xabi Alonso - £30m
Raul Albiol - £12.8m
As long as Alonso passes a medical he will become the second Liverpool player to join Real this summer, with Alvaro Arbeloa moving there as well.
A statement on Liverpool's website said: "Liverpool Football Club this evening confirmed they had reached agreement for the sale of Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid, subject only to a medical.
"The terms of the deal will remain confidential and undisclosed."
Posted here Wednesday August 05 2009 16:06 GMT
-Nathan133
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