Alaba approaches Madrid

The name of the Austrian David Alaba (28 years), a versatile Bayern Munich defender, is taking the covers of all sports media in Europe. Bayern Munich has broken negotiations with the player for his renewal and contract ends this season. In January you could change of scenery for a symbolic price or in June arrive free. A bargain for a player of your quality, versatility and age.

In Madrid they do not want to lose the perspective of carrying out this operation although it was not raised as a priority. It is true, however, that the player's environment had offered it to Real Madrid several times, Hence, at the Bernabéu there is a certainty that the footballer would say yes in the event that the entity showed interest, although there is a real bid between the biggest, like Juve, PSG or even Barça. Those offers came at the time when the footballer's own father was his representative. “Everyone already knows that Real Madrid is really interested in David, but right now we can't say anything. Let's see what happens in the summer. Now is not the time to talk about the teams that are interested in him. The interest of Madrid is already known by the whole world, it is not a secret. But now there is nothing to say. You have to wait to see it after the end of the season “, the father came to confess to this newspaper in May 2018.

Right after, Papa Alaba put his son's affairs in the hands of the powerful agent Pini Zahavi… Good for white interests too. As AS has learned, Zahavi would also be inclined to facilitate Alaba's transfer to Real Madrid. The Israeli-born agent, who started working as a journalist, he wove very good relations in the offices of the Bernabéu when he fought hard to carry the transfer of Lewandowski, which finally could not be carried out. Zahavi, after Raiola, Mendes and Barnett, is one of the most influential players in the market … and he is crazy to start doing business with Madrid. Praise would be a good start.

Pini Zahavi has also been the fundamental reason why Alaba has broken relations with Bayern. “Zahavi says nonsense all the time, he is madness. He is a greedy piranha. One cannot imagine what he wants for Alaba to renew,” said Uli Hoeness, Bayern president, in the German media a few days ago. “I understand that (sporting director) Hasan Salihamidzic lost his patience at one of the meetings. His father (that of Alaba), whom I appreciate very much, is allowing himself to be influenced, “he said. At that time, Kicker published that Zahavi was asking for 25 million gross salary for Alaba… It would also be impossible for him to come to Madrid, but Zahavi has the opportunity to make it easy and start working at the Bernabéu.