Liverpool ready to sell Alonso

Juventus have revealed they are in talks to sign Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, and will meet the player's agent on Wednesday afternoon.

Club president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli warned, however, that Juve have not agreed a fee, and they are known to be reluctant to match Liverpool's £15 million valuation of the player.

The Serie A side signed fellow Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Sissoko in January and have now set their sights on the 26-year-old Alonso, who was one of Rafa Benitez's first signings when he arrived at Anfield in 2004.

However, the Spaniard, who will represent his country at Euro 2008, has found himself marginalised by the emergence of Steven Gerrard and Javier Mascherano as Benitez's first-choice central midfield pairing.

"It looks like his representative will arrive today," Gigli said. "We can't deny that we're interested, but there's always the problem of getting value for money.

Bye bye Alonso...thanks 4 ur role...we hope you still with us...