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I cannot access the specific Liverpool Echo article you've linked. However, based on the search results provided, I can offer context about Jude Bellingham's recent statement regarding Xabi Alonso's departure from Real Madrid. **Bellingham Denies Reports of Rift with Alonso** Jude Bellingham has issued a strongly-worded statement dismissing reports claiming he had a strained relationship with former Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso[2][3][4]. Following Real Madrid's loss to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final, Alonso departed the club after just seven months in charge[2]. Various media outlets had suggested that Bellingham and other senior players, including Kylian Mbappé, were unhappy with Alonso's methods and may have contributed to his exit[4]. In response, Bellingham took to his JB5 app to directly address these claims, calling the reports "a load of s**t" and criticizing media outlets for spreading "damaging misinformation for clicks and added controversy"[3][4]. **The Statement** "Until now I've let far too many of these slide, always hoping the truth will come to light in its own time," Bellingham wrote[4]. "Truly feel sorry for the people that hang on to every word of these clowns and their 'sources'. Do not believe everything you read, every now and then these lot need to be held accountable for spreading this kind of damaging misinformation"[4]. Despite his emphatic denial, Bellingham faced some backlash from fans for posting his farewell tribute to Alonso only a day after the manager's departure, with some labeling him a "snake"[5]. **Context** Alonso's brief tenure at the Bernabéu was marked by success on the pitch, ending with a 70.6% win percentage[3]. Álvaro Arbeloa has since taken over as interim manager[4].
