This summer again, the free agency will be particularly interesting to follow. Many highly rated players will thus be free from any contract and therefore able to engage with the club they want without transfer compensation. This will be the case of Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konaté for example, while the Frenchman confirmed his departure from Liverpool this weekend. But not only that.
If Antonio Rüdiger should be back for another year at Real Madrid, his sidekick David Alaba (33) will leave the Spanish capital. After five seasons in Madrid, marked by recurring physical problems but also good performances, the former Bayern player will have to find a new base. Only, for the moment, there’s not really any jostling at the gate…
A salary that poses a problem
Indeed, the Austrian, who will be very present with his selection on American soil this summer, does not really have any offers. However, those around him do not fail to suggest it. La Gazzetta dello Sport tells us for example that he was offered to Inter, but the Milanese closed the door. First, because his salary demands are too high. Then, because the Lombards want to recruit younger profiles.
Other media indicate that his agent Pini Zahavi also offered him to Juventus, but the Turinese response was similar. What is certain is that Alaba seems to intend to stay in Europe, not being necessarily attracted to markets like Saudi Arabia or the United States for the moment. However, he risks having to make significant efforts on the financial level, he who had the third highest salary at Real Madrid behind Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Jr, with emoluments estimated at 22 million euros per season. Alaba knows what he has to do…
