DAVID ALABA will reportedly leave Bayern Munich in January after the club failed to meet his huge pay rise demands.
This has opened the door for a move to European giants Juventus, Barcelona or Man City who have all expressed interested in the defender, according to TuttoSport.
Alaba is set to leave Bayern after contract negotiations collapsedCredit: EPA
Alaba, 28, is demanding no less than £280,000-a-week (£13million-a-year) for a renewal which Bayern are refusing to meet.
They believe his agent Pini Zahavi is to blame for his ludicrous demands and have labelled the agent a ‘greedy piranha.’
Former club president Uli Hoeness said: “He [Alaba] has a greedy piranha for an agent.
“His father, whom I like a lot, he’s letting himself be influenced by him very much.
“It’s purely about money.
“If you only knew what Mr Zahavi demands only for himself for David’s signature for an eight-figure sum.”
But as he is out of contract next summer it would be in the club’s best interest to cash in on him now to prevent him leaving on a free.
This means he can sign a pre-agreement with a new team from January 1 to February 1 next year.
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TuttoSport also claim that Juve are leading the race for his signature and are prepared to match his outlandish demands.
They say the Serie A champions are willing to do whatever it takes to sign him and have the means to do so as they didn’t take a huge financial hit during the coronavirus pandemic.
The same can’t be said about Barca, who will be priced out of a move right now as they are currently facing bankruptcy.
But Juve could face stiff competition from City who have been interested in him for a long time.
Pep Guardiola is in dire need of a new defender and may have the edge in negotiations as he developed a relationship with Alaba when he was manager at Bayern.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
