Liverpool's double snub: Alonso rejects return to Anfield as big target Mkhitaryan is paraded at Dortmund
By RIK SHARMA
PUBLISHED: 05:51 EST, 9 July 2013 | UPDATED: 06:44 EST, 9 July 2013
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Liverpool have been dealt a double blow with two midfield targets confirming that they will not be heading to Anfield this summer.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been unveiled as a Borussia Dortmund player while former Liverpool star Xabi Alonso has scoffed at rumours that he could be returning to the Premier League.
The Spaniard was a fans' favourite at Anfield between 2004-09 and played under new Chelsea Jose Mourinho for the following four years.
Ready for action: Henrikh Mkhitaryan with Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp
No goes: Xabi Alonso is not interested in returning to England or Liverpool, for this summer at least
But Alonso, 31, made it very clear that he would not be returning to England this summer.
'The Premier League? No,' he said when asked if he was moving back this summer. 'No way, no chance.'
Alonso's contract expires at the end of the upcoming season so could move back to England after that, especially with Madrid targeting Asier Illarramendi.
Mkhitaryan, meanwhile, has completed his £20million move to Dortmund from Shakhtar Donetsk.
He was a big target for Brendan Rodgers over the summer but has opted for Champions League football in Germany.
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PUBLISHED: 05:51 EST, 9 July 2013 | UPDATED: 06:44 EST, 9 July 2013
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Liverpool have been dealt a double blow with two midfield targets confirming that they will not be heading to Anfield this summer.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been unveiled as a Borussia Dortmund player while former Liverpool star Xabi Alonso has scoffed at rumours that he could be returning to the Premier League.
The Spaniard was a fans' favourite at Anfield between 2004-09 and played under new Chelsea Jose Mourinho for the following four years.
Ready for action: Henrikh Mkhitaryan with Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp
No goes: Xabi Alonso is not interested in returning to England or Liverpool, for this summer at least
But Alonso, 31, made it very clear that he would not be returning to England this summer.
'The Premier League? No,' he said when asked if he was moving back this summer. 'No way, no chance.'
Alonso's contract expires at the end of the upcoming season so could move back to England after that, especially with Madrid targeting Asier Illarramendi.
Mkhitaryan, meanwhile, has completed his £20million move to Dortmund from Shakhtar Donetsk.
He was a big target for Brendan Rodgers over the summer but has opted for Champions League football in Germany.
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