Jerzy Dudek is hopeful that his former team-mate Xabi Alonso can join him at Real Madrid this summer.
Real president Florentino Perez has made the Liverpool midfielder his next big transfer target but talks seem to have broken down.
The Reds are thought to value the Spaniard at around Ј30million while Real are said to only be prepared to part with Ј20million.
However Dudek, who played with Alonso for three seasons at Anfield, is hoping that the two clubs can come to an agreement.
"I don't know (what's happening) let's hope so," he told Sky Sports News .
"This club needs good players and Xabi is a good player."
Settling inDudek also confirmed that pre-season at their training camp in Ireland was going well with world record signing Cristiano Ronaldo settling in quickly.
"I think we are happy with what is going to happen on this trip ahead of the new season," he added.
"Cristiano is a nice guy and he wants to help us and we are happy with this.
"We are on the stage where we have little contact with the ball but next week we have some games and we will see how he compares."
The former Feyenoord shot-stopper also pointed out that failure was not an option this term following their extravagant spending this summer.
"I don't think we have another possibility because at this stage we always think about winning La Liga and the Champions League," he added.
"We need to win the trophies, that is a clear message to us."
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