Despite the situation being silent for the last month or so, David Alaba still has a verbal agreement to join Real Madrid at the end of the season. The mutual agreement was confirmed by Fabrizio Romano and Francesco Porzio on the Here We Go podcast.
With that said, it must be clarified that the player still hasn’t signed any paperwork with Real Madrid and still has his options open. In the meantime, other clubs are still trying to talk to his agent and potentially negotiate a deal with him. Among the other clubs interested in him are Chelsea and PSG.
There were rumours that Barcelona’s new President Joan Laporta would try and bring Alaba to Camp Nou as part of the new project. However, those were squashed by Romano saying there are no talks between the two parties and that Madrid is the only club that has an agreement with the player.
Los Blancos will have to pay a hefty €12 million for the player per season as part of his salary. Given the current financial situation, that is not something that a lot of clubs can afford and hence only the financially stronger clubs in Europe are pursuing the player despite him being a free agent at the end of the season.
