Reflecting on the David Alaba Case, Bayern Munich Will Evaluate All Player Contracts

DBasia.news – Bayern Munich is rumored to be conducting an evaluation regarding the contract extension strategy of a number of important players in the first team. This step is the aftermath of a protracted process of contract extension negotiations between the management of FC Bayern and defender from Austria, David Alaba.

As reported by Kicker, Die Bayern’s management is reportedly starting to be more proactive in offering contract extensions to a number of mainstay players in the Munich main team.

“After experiencing difficulties in negotiating Alaba’s contract extension, Munich felt the need to check the contracts of three players, namely Leon Goretzka (25 years), Niklas Sule (25 years), and Corentin Tolisso (26 years),” wrote the Kicker report on Thursday ( 29/10).

The three-player contract will expire in 2022. Although there are still two years left, it is not impossible, Munich has begun to consider offering contract extensions for the three players. Moreover, these three players are considered to have entered the prime of their career.

Currently, especially after recovering from injury last season, Goretzka is slowly becoming the first choice in Bayern Munich’s midfield. In fact, the former Schalke 04 midfielder is considered to be one of the best midfielders in Germany at this time.

Meanwhile, Sule is considered to be a mainstay at the heart of Die Bayern’s defense. Losing Sule at the start of last season due to injury made the then Munich manager, Niko Kovac, have to think hard to find a replacement for the German defender.

Meanwhile, Tolisso is considered to have a variety of playing positions. Starting from winger to box to box midfielder. Although not the main choice for Die Bayern’s team, Tolisso proved to be one of the options that manager Hansi Flick could choose when he had to rotate players.

“Apart from the conditions of the corona virus pandemic, which has an impact on the club’s finances, Bayern Munich is reportedly starting to prepare to offer contract extensions to the three players in early 2021,” wrote the Kicker report.

On the other hand, Munich’s management and Alaba’s representatives have not reached an agreement about the possibility of contract extension for the 28-year-old player. Alaba’s contract will expire at the end of this season or mid-2021. As reported by Sky Sports, the two parties have yet to agree on the duration of the contract extension.

Alaba is said to be hoping to get a five-year contract extension, while the Munich management only wants to tie the dropout of the Munich junior team with a contract duration of four years. Even with Alaba’s desire to be able to get a salary increase.