To be fair, Alonso played poorly for two seasons before his amazing last season so I can see why he thought about letting him go.
But Alonso was always going to leave, even if Rafa hadn't tried to sell him previously - because he's world class and bigger clubs wanted him.
Before H&G implemented the sell to buy, we were a world class option. Reina, Carra, Mascherano, Alonso, Gerrard & Torres!

