Manchester United will not make a move for Bayern Munich defender David Alaba, according to reports in the English media.
There had been claims in the Spanish press that the Red Devils and rivals Manchester City had made contact with the Austrian international ahead of a possible free transfer at the end of the season.
Alaba is expected to leave Bayern when his contract expires in June, and he has also been linked with the likes of Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid, but a switch to Old Trafford now appears dead in the water. Fans on Twitter can’t believe the club have turned down down the chance to sign the 28-year-old:
This club isn’t serious pic.twitter.com/jgwnQsC3fB
— Utd Fortune V1™️ ? (@FortuneJrV1) December 24, 2020
Why..
— ًًًًً (@reegutd) December 24, 2020
FFS he’s litreally available for free
— Hajjar #OleOut (@UtdHajjar) December 24, 2020
Well obviously why would we buy someone who improves our team. That is simply not the United way
— ethan (@ethan_utd) December 24, 2020
training their sights…. contact specsavers ?♂️?♂️
— Vishnu Rajan (@vrraj15) December 24, 2020
No Alaba? The clowns in the board definitely going to go after someone like ben white for 70 mil or something ffs pic.twitter.com/VD6XZOHkXY
— V I R K ☬ (@UtdVirk) December 24, 2020
We are back to transfer default settings
— Milly (@EminiMilli) December 24, 2020
Yup. Searching the Uruguayan league for a new Centre Back instead .
Its not easy to find United DNA in the world
— Anti-Football FC (@GoblinOut2) December 24, 2020
It is a bit of a head-scratcher. United are in the market for a centre-half and with a two-time Champions League winner available for free, it would seem to be a good fit.
However, Alaba is thought to be demanding a sizeable salary and the Red Devils may well be hesitant about repeating past mistakes when it comes to signing older players who are looking for a big payday.
