“Do you praise Madrid? As far as I know, that is not done”

Herbert Hainer, president of Bayern Munich, gave an interview to the newspaper Bild am Sonntag in which he reviewed the news of the Bavarian team at the beginning of the year; possible signings, casualties, current status of the squad … One of the code names was that of David Alaba. The Austrian player made public last November that he would not renew with the Munich team and is one of the big names to reinforce the Madrid squad as of June 30 of this year.

Asked if he had spoken with the Austrian defender, Hainer was explicit: “I congratulated him by email on being named Austrian Footballer of the Year. I received a response from you in just 15 minutes. I was happy for the trophy, but we no longer talk about his contract. Is in good spirits. We as an entity have to deal with that kind of situation in a professional manner. Both he and his agent (the Israeli Pini Zahavi) had their ideas about the financial structure of his new contract. That is perfectly legitimate. If he will go to Madrid? As far as I know, that is not done yet ”. The Austrian player is an old request from Zidane to reinforce the white squad.

The leader He also spoke about the Club World Cup (“We want to dispute it, but with all possible sanitary measures”), as well as the records of last season: “It was an incredibly intense year. In terms of football, we were as successful as ever before and with great moments, but also many challenges due to the pandemic. The loss of € 100 million in revenue is mainly due to a lack of fans. Certainly, we will not generate profits in the current year ”.