🎙 Xabi Alonso's Full Pre-AFC Bournemouth Press Conference - Part 1/2:

🔵 Xabi Alonso on Man City charges: "For sure, it's a decision but we need to be patient. We need to wait until the final sanctions from the panel. They are independent enough to assess all of the situations. I am not an expert. We need to respect the decisions and be patient. We need to wait until the panel announces the actions. We will see what happens. It's not in our hands. Let's see what happens. We need the rules to be respected."

🔵 Xabi Alonso on Moises Caicedo fitness. "Yes, he's ready to go. We have used the time with Moi to get him back fit. He's ready to go."

🔵 Xabi Alonso on it being three weeks since Brentford loss: "The break has been probably too long. We have had time to analyse the game, recover some players and get ready for tomorrow."

🔵 Xabi Alonso on Palmer, James and Joao Pedro: "Yes, they have been able to train, some of them more than others. Marco Palestra as well. That was the plan. They have trained well and they are ready to go."

🔵 Xabi Alonso on Tuchel's Palmer comments: "He has trained the last week, he's felt better. We did not want to rush. The most important thing for Cole is that he's fully fit. We could see he was struggling in the Brentford game. He is feeling better."

🔵 Xabi Alonso on Laurence Stewart leaving: "Since we started with the club, Laurence has helped us a lot and I'm thankful for that and wishing him the best. It won't change much from our working structure, with Behdad, with Jose, Sam, Joe and Paul."

🔵 Xabi Alonso on Gittens injury latest: "He's not going to be fit for tomorrow, that's the bad news. He's injured his ankle and he is going to be out for a few weeks."

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