Since January 1, 2021, Bayern Munich star David Alaba has been free to negotiate with the clubs. The 28-year-old Austrian center-back will be a loose agent on July 1, 2021, but there is no doubt that the Austrian will have discovered a new club through this point. Current favorites? Real Madrid.
Real Madrid head coach Zinédine Zidane has been an Alaba fan for some time. Zidane and Alaba were also in contact after Bayern Munich chose to withdraw their new contract offer.
“The position of the club is clear,” said new Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn in an interview with the German newspaper Sport Bild. “We rolled out the red carpet for David Alaba and reached our limits. David and especially his agent Pini Zahavi didn’t go through that red carpet. So we rolled it up in a moment. “
Bayern are said to be in a protracted feud with super agent Zahavi. A component of this animosity has been noted to go back to Bayern’s refusal to allow Lewandowski, who is also represented through Zahavi, to leave the club and be allowed to sign for Real Madrid in 2018. That refusal worked for both sides as Lewandowski did become the most productive player in the world at Bayern and the club won the Champions League with the forward in August.
However, Bayern’s relationship with Zahavi was deemed complicated in the Alaba negotiations. But Bayern’s refusal to comply with Zahavi’s demands for a new contract with Alaba – $ 22 million consistent with the season over five years, plus agent fees in diversity of $ 22 to $ 27. 5 million – caused the dates will deteriorate.
“We tried everything to convince David to get bigger with FC Bayern,” Kahn told Sport Bild. “Of course it hurts to lose it, not just financially. They were crown limits. When the directors don’t need to admit that we are in a moment that is very difficult for all of football and that it can be very existential, then that scenario arises. “
Bayern, however, has been transparent in leaving the door open for Alaba to make the club more technical and restart negotiations. Internally, we felt that Alaba would have a difficult time finding a club that could meet the demands made through him and his agency.
And indeed, reports that Real Madrid are on the verge of a deal are very premature. The whites would love to bring up Alaba, who would be the top valuable loose agent in game history to move the clubs into his squad next season.
El Real, like any club on the planet, has also been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, as Spox. com reporter Kerry Hau reported Monday, Real have been trying to cut the club’s salary for a long time, which is why Los Blancos have fired Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale.
The Spanish also had difficult negotiations with club legend Sergio Ramos. Alaba would occupy the position of captain if the Royal agreed with the Austrian. But for now, an agreement has still been reached between the two parties.
Manuel Veth is the editor-in-chief of Futbolgrad Network and the USA Area Manager at Transfermarkt. He has also been in The Guardian, Newsweek, Howler, Pro Soccer USA, and various other outlets. Follow him on Twitter: @ManuelVeth