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Former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez claims Xabi Alonso previously had an agreement to join one of their Premier League rivals as they needed to sell .

has appeared on The Overlap alongside Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher, Roy Keane, Ian Wright and Jill Scott as he reflected on his managerial career.

Unsurprisingly, most of the conversation centred around his time at and he revealed Alonso once came close to joining Premier League rivals Arsenal.

This potential exit was discussed during the 2008 summer transfer window as Liverpool s attempted move to sign Gareth Barry from Aston Villa meant they needed to sell .

“Xabi Alonso is a very good player, a very clever person, and someone that is right, Benitez said on The Overlap.

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