Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso has brushed aside speculation linking him with a return to Spain.

The 25-year-old, who signed from Real Sociedad in 2004, told the Liverpool website: 'I do not speak about the rumours of my return to Spain.

'I have a contract signed with the Reds and I am happy at this club.

'Third place is very important for morale after the problems in the first months of the league. Now our objective is to consolidate the effort.'