The delicate situation due to the pandemic places David Alaba as a market option that is difficult to match. The Austrian defender of 28 years, once Bayern's offer of renewal was flatly rejected last October, the contract ends next summer and a debate is between Major offers from Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, PSG and Real Madrid. To this day, the white club maintains a privileged position to undertake the signing. The harmony between both parties is very positive and there is a design agreement drawn up that It would reach a four-year contract and a salary of around 11 million euros net. However, despite some information, nothing is closed. From Madrid they emphatically deny the agreement, as well as from Alaba's most direct environment, which places the months of April and May as key dates to decide and announce the future of the player.
Madrid is on pole for Alaba, but the auction continues. The parameters of the financial proposal of the Madrid entity do not cover the initial claims of the defender, who demanded at least to Bayern 13 million net per course and five years of contract. Other offers that you have on the table do come close and even exceed this amount. “Manchester City reaches 14 million, not counting the bonuses and the commission. It is almost double what Madrid gives, “confirm sources close to the conversations. Liverpool, at Klopp's request, does not lower their insistence either, but the main problem is that the sum of money that Alaba asks would place him as the best paid Of the template above salah and that reality can generate suspicions in the locker room net.
At the Bernabéu, in no case, are they going to enter a war of numbers. They are willing to assume an amount close to 11 million euros, even at the risk of deviating from the austerity line imposed by the coronavirus and hosting the Austrian player in the third tier salary only behind Hazard (14 million), Ramos if he continues (12) and Benzema (12). That disbursement is already considered a more than appropriate effort. Hence, all parties remain cautious about what may happen.
Madrid's main advantage is its status compared to other teams and also Alaba's old aspiration to play in Spanish soccer. In recent seasons there have been several occasions that the logical interest in a footballer of his category crossed the border of simple monitoring and his incorporation was seriously attempted. Both Madrid and Barcelona took steps in this direction together with George Alaba, the player's father. At that time he was the person in charge, with the help of intermediaries and lawyers, of handling the contractual matters of his son. Now, the famous representative Pini Zahavi, whom Bayern Honorary President Uli Hoennes described as a “greedy piranha”, directs the destiny of the player, always under the supervision of George Alaba. This is not a minor issue, among other reasons, because of the commission requested by the Israeli agent. Some voices say it claims up to 15 million.
The presence of the contradictory figure of Zahavi, who already tried unsuccessfully to guide Lewandowski to Madrid, causes that nothing can ever be taken for granted. It is there where Barcelona appears, in a clear condition of inferiority due to the tensions of its treasury. However, the remote possibility, “almost impossible” according to various sources, that Alaba ends up at the Camp Nou cannot be ruled out right now. At the instigation of the powerful agent, he awaits the result of the Blaugrana elections before committing himself to anyone. Zahavi is known both for his reputation as a tough negotiator and the good relationship he has with Joan Laporta. The candidate for the presidency of Barcelona is confident that he can turn the situation around and probe formulas of financial engineering to make the signing possible. Víctor Font, another candidate, has also engaged in direct talks with Zahavi.
Either way, the Madrid line up with calm the final steps of the operation. Your offer is there and you are not going to fall into any bid that triggers the price. At the sports level, the consensus of the advisability of betting on Alaba is total, both in Zidane – he requested it in 2016 – and in the offices. Their technical and physical abilities, their maturity and, above all, their versatility in being able to act as a central, winger or midfielder are valued. With the renewal of Ramos in doubt, although his arrival is not initially subject to the farewell of the Madrid captain, Madrid have moved to the Bayern player. The opposition of other large Europeans and the market's own situation prevent us from ensuring that Alaba will be seen in white next year. There is nothing decided. The City, the United and the PSG do not give up, the Liverpool looks for the form and the Barcelona is a mystery that cannot be eliminated. No club, yes, is better placed what the Madrid right now.
The recognition controversy
He David Alaba's environment denies that no medical examination with Real Madrid – a fact that would be illegal, they say – and maintains that the check-up he underwent was made to arrange private insurance in case of injury before solving his future, as well as as certified proof of the good health of the footballer for the clubs interested and immersed in the negotiation.