DAVID ALABA is yet to agree a new contract with Bayern Munich – potentially alerting Liverpool to a deal for the defender.
Bayern boss Hansi Flick has confirmed the club’s difficulty in tying down the Austrian with his existing deal expiring in June.
David Alaba will become a free agent next summer unless he can agree a new Bayern Munich contractCredit: Getty Images – Getty
And Alaba, 28, has been linked with a move to Anfield after Virgil van Dijk’s injury – following in the footsteps of former team-mate Thiago Alcantara.
Flick told reporters: “Alaba is doing a good job.
“I feel he’s the same as last season, very focused, loud on the pitch, one of the players who leads our defence. For me, there’s no difference between now and last season.
“I’m not concerning myself with [his future] at all right now.
“I really hope that he signs a new deal with Bayern because I think he knows what the current situation is in Munich.
“We have a lot of fun, it is a good atmosphere in the team and we play successful football. It is a club that belongs among the best in the world.
“The conditions are top for every player right now and I think he’ll think twice about changing that.
“He will think about it, I am sure, but we will have to respect any decision. I hope he will remain with us but ultimately it is his decision.”
Manchester clubs United and City, plus Juventus, are also said to be tracking Alaba.
Munich have won six of the seven games he has played this season, including the Uefa Super Cup and their opening two matches in the Champions League.
Snapped up from Austria Wien as a teenager, the versatile star has been a mainstay in the Bayern side for a decade – winning nine Bundesliga titles.
But contract talks have been tough with former club president Uli Hoeness slamming Alaba’s agent.
It’s purely about money.
Uli Hoeness
Amid talk of an £18.5million agent’s fee, he stated last month: “It’s purely about money.
“If you only knew what [Pini] Zahavi wants for himself from David’s signature – an eight-figure sum.
“That is not at all possible. I can understand that Hasan [Salihamidzic, Bayern director] totally flipped out at a meeting. The arguments that are exchanged there defy belief.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
