Real Madrid sporting director Jorge Valdano apologised to the fans after his side slumped to their fourth successive league defeat - the club's worst run in their 102-year history.

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However, director general Jorge Valdano has said the club also want to sign more homegrown players, including Alonso, who played for Real Sociedad before moving to Liverpool in the summer of 2004.

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"A host of negative results have come together in a short space of time, " Madrid sporting director Jorge Valdano told Canal Plus television after his side's first home league defeat in 11 months.

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