Does David Alaba leave Bayern to Barcelona? After the Austrian international left his whereabouts in Munich open, Spanish media claim that the 27-year-old has already contacted Barca. A piquant detail could now fuel the rumor mill.
“Sky” reports that “Alaba has changed its adviser,” citing “association circles”. The defensive all-rounder will therefore be represented by star agent Pini Zahavi in the future. According to the “picture” the deal is not yet fixed. Alaba’s father George – his son’s main advisor so far – is still negotiating the last details with the Israeli. Nothing should stand in the way of a degree. The Bayern professional is said to have previously rejected an offer from the “Sports Total” agency, which represents Marco Reus and Toni Kroos, among others.
With Zahavi, an agent is now to initiate the next career steps of the defender, who is one of the defining figures of the business and represents Robert Lewandowski among others. He was also the stripper of the record transfer from Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain. Zahavi is said to have very good relationships with the top Spanish clubs.
FC Bayern should be warned. Especially since the Catalan newspaper “Sport” reports that FC Barcelona will very soon seek the services of David Alaba. The Austrian is only bound to the German record champions until 2021 and has recently left his whereabouts on the Isar open.
Although he feels very comfortable in Munich, the 27-year-old emphasized in an interview with “GQ”. However, he could “basically also imagine taking a different path”. Alaba answered the question of whether Barcelona or Madrid play a role in this idea with a clear: “Yes. Whether during or after my career, I don’t know. But I can definitely imagine it.”
Does a player switch to FC Bayern in exchange?
The “Sport” now reports that David Alaba has deliberately stopped his contract negotiations with FC Bayern in order to be on the market after the end of the 2020/21 season at the latest. According to the report, the Munich team does not want to take the risk of a free transfer and would therefore have to sell the defender by summer 2020.
Alaba’s environment is said to have been asked around by some European clubs and explored options for switching – including FC Barcelona. The Catalans would like to sign the Austrian on the one hand, on the other hand, Barca is allegedly not ready to meet the Austrian’s salary requirements. It is said that Alaba is demanding significantly more than the eight million euros it currently earns in Munich.
According to “Sport”, those responsible at FC Barcelona only want to get involved in a deal in summer 2020 if the transfer fee is not too high. To push the total, the Catalans are apparently even ready to involve another player as an exchange object in the deal.
Should Alaba decide to remain on the Isar, the Bayern bosses may fear negotiations with Zahavi. The star agent also negotiated Lewandowski’s high-paid pension contract in Munich in summer 2019.
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