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By this time, it is well-established that Real Madrid plan on going after Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies in the summer transfer window.
The 23-year-old left-back has been on the radars of the Merengues for a while now and the club appear ready to pull the trigger on his signing this summer, as he enters the final year of his contract in Bavaria.
Davies is seen as one of the biggest priorities for the summer at Real Madrid and it appears that no efforts will be spared to secure his signing.
David Alaba to help Real Madrid in Davies’ pursuit?
Amidst the links between Real Madrid and Alphonso Davies, journalist Christian Falk via Caught Offside is reporting that Los Blancos’ star defender David Alaba is in contact with the Bayern Munich star and trying to convince him to make the jump.
“David Alaba and Davies are obviously good friends and the former is of course speaking of how great Real Madrid is,” Falk wrote in his column.
“Don’t forget that Madrid can also pay a big salary! I think there’s a big chance for Real Madrid at the moment.”
Previously, Davies’ agent had mentioned that Alaba had been in regular contact with the left-back, with the pair sharing a great relationship. And it seems that the Austrian is trying to convince his friend to join him at the Bernabeu.
Contract talks not progressing
As mentioned earlier, Davies’ contract with Bayern Munich expires in 2025, meaning he will enter the final year of his deal this summer.
Talks over a new deal had been taking place last year, but things have come to a standstill since the change in guard within the Bavarian club’s upper management.
The talks with Alphonso Davies are not very far along at the moment. I’ve mentioned before that at the beginning of the prior summer window there was an agreement in place for €12m-a-year – but then the man behind it, Hasan Salihamidžić, was fired.
“Now, there is an open window because of the new sporting director, Christoph Freund, and the player’s camp is using this to get more time,” Falk added.
The journalist claims that the Bundesliga champions would be unwilling to offer ‘crazy money’ to the speedster to get him to renew, leaving the door open for Real Madrid to swoop in.
