In recent days, the name of David Alaba, the defender at the end of his contract with Bayern Munich next June, has been associated on several occasions with Paris Saint-Germain.
The Germanic media, Sky Germany then Bild, reported an assiduous court of the club of the capital to enroll the Austrian player aged 28.
The daily even mentioned a concrete salary offer from PSG.
In France, RMC Sport has also linked the future of the Austrian international to the 2020 Champions League finalist club hungry for good business, since the coronavirus pandemic has dug an abyssal hole in its coffers.
There is nothing far-fetched to say that the staff of the reigning French champions is closely monitoring the Alaba file.
Being able to have a player of this caliber at a lower cost - there will be no transfer fees since the defender has been free since January 1 - is an opportunity that a club the size of Paris owes to everyone. less try to grab.
The contrary would amount to professional misconduct.
The Austrian has no shortage of suitors
As Leonardo had mentioned about the Lionel Messi file and the negotiating table, "the PSG chair is reserved in case ..." We know that the Brazilian sports director of Paris hates that the name of his club is used for raise the stakes.
But he risks hearing it mentioned many times, because this end of the season will see the end of contracts for players of European dimension bloom.
We think of Messi, of course, but also of Memphis Depay (OL), Kun Agüero (Manchester City), Lucas Vásquez (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan), Jérôme Boateng (Bayern Munich) )… And above all a certain Georginio Wijnaldum, the Liverpool midfielder, who could greatly interest PSG.
David Alaba in a duel against Neymar in the Champions League final won by Bayern./LP / Arnaud Journois
Coming back to David Alaba, the Austrian with 75 caps has no shortage of contenders as he recently stipulated.
“It's no secret that my advisers are in contact with several clubs.
I am too, ”he said.
PSG are one of them, and Real Madrid too.
On January 18, Marca announced that the Spanish club and Alaba had already agreed to a four-year contract.
Information that has not been verified.
In reality, the discussions are well advanced still stumble on the positioning of the Austrian international.
It's a place in the middle that interests him
He has long played left side, but he has been evolving for a few seasons as a central defender with Bayern Munich.
It was in this position that he won the Champions League last August against PSG (1-0 victory) in Lisbon.
And it is to occupy this role, which he masters to perfection, that Real intends to recruit him.
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But the Munich resident would like to settle in the midfield, a position that he occupies more rarely but it happens to him as on February 11 in the final of the Club World Cup against the Tigres of André-Pierre Gignac ( Bayern's 1-0 victory).
In the meantime, the clock is ticking for Alaba who has no reason to rush to sign for one club or another.
Salary offers could climb further.