{"id":560321,"date":"2020-07-31T07:28:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T11:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=560321"},"modified":"2020-07-31T07:28:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T11:28:13","slug":"report-chelsea-and-manchester-city-ready-to-battle-for-david-alaba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/31\/report-chelsea-and-manchester-city-ready-to-battle-for-david-alaba\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Chelsea and Manchester City Ready to Battle for David Alaba"},"content":{"rendered":"

Premier League<\/a> club’s Chelsea<\/a> and Manchester City<\/a> are two of many leading clubs keeping tabs on David Alaba. The Bayern Munich<\/a> defender’s future is unclear, with just one year remaining on his current deal. The Telegraph claims<\/a> that both the English sides are ready to make a swoop for the Austrian and are closely monitoring his situation with the German champions.<\/p>\n

Chelsea and Manchester City Ready To Battle For David Alaba<\/h2>\n

A Bayern Legend<\/h3>\n

David Alaba<\/a> has spent his whole senior career at Bayern Munich. He occupied the left-back role for the majority of his time in Bavaria, however, the emergence of Alphonso Davies<\/a> forced him elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Alaba is a very versatile player, making him an attractive player to buy for any super club. As well as left-back, he can also play as a centre-back, central midfielder, and as a winger.<\/p>\n

What makes Alaba such an attractive player to buy is his honours list. His glittering career so far has wielded nine Bundesliga titles, five DFB-Pokal titles and a Champions League<\/a> trophy. He breeds a winning mentality. His serial trophy-winning habits make him part of one of Bayern’s most successful teams ever and make sure his name is associated with Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n

The club would love him to sign a new deal, however, overseas interest may tempt the Austrian into a new challenge.<\/p>\n

Premier League Interest<\/h3>\n

As per the Telegraph, English sides Chelsea and Manchester City are both monitoring Alaba’s situation. They are eager to know whether he will sign a new contract or not before investing time and money into capturing his signature.<\/p>\n

Chelsea are keen on signing a left-sided defender to build towards a Premier League title challenge. Marcos Alonso<\/a> faced tough criticism last season whilst Emerson<\/a> is rumoured to be returning to Italy. Chelsea’s defence cost them significant amounts of points last season, therefore it is essential they recruit a mature defender. This will help organise their youthful backline. Alaba is a player who fits that box.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Manchester City are looking to rebuild their backline in their quest to snatch the title back from Liverpool<\/a>. They have already agreed on a deal<\/a> with Bournemouth<\/a> to sign Nathan Ake<\/a> for \u00a340 million. City are also interested<\/a> in signing Napoli star Kalidou Koulibaly<\/a> in addition to Ake. David Alaba would complete a trio of defensive signings for Guardiola, who has worked with the 28-year-old at Bayern. Benjamin Mendy<\/a>‘s fitness issues are likely the source of City’s interest in Alaba.<\/p>\n

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