{"id":638503,"date":"2024-04-11T09:38:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T13:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=638503"},"modified":"2024-04-11T09:40:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T13:40:07","slug":"alphonso-davies-form-real-madrid-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/04\/11\/alphonso-davies-form-real-madrid-links\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Disappointed\u2019: Real Madrid-Linked Defender Struggling With Poor Form"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alphonso Davies has reportedly disappointed Bayern Munich with his recent performances. The Canadian star is heavily linked with a summer move to Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<h2>Top Real Madrid Target Has Become a Liability for Bayern Munich<\/h2>\n<h3>An Incredible Rise to Stardom<\/h3>\n<p>Davies quickly established his reputation as one of the most promising youngsters in Major League Soccer (MLS) after breaking into Vancouver Whitecaps\u2019 senior squad in 2016. Only three years later, he completed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitecapsfc.com\/news\/whitecaps-fc-agree-mls-record-breaking-transfer-homegrown-midfielder-alphonso-da\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">record-breaking<\/a> move to Bayern Munich, finding a perfect start to his career in European football.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/21\/andriy-lunin-contract-extension-real-madrid\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Already Prepared\u2019 Fabrizio Romano Reveals Real Madrid Plan for Key Contract Extension<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A string of incredible performances during Bayern\u2019s treble-winning run in 2020 showcased Davies\u2019 true potential as a ball-playing full-back. The 23-year-old has maintained a starting spot at Allianz Arena under four managers. However, transfer uncertainty has seemingly taken a toll on his form in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<h3>Exit Links and Poor Form<\/h3>\n<p>Real Madrid have intensified their efforts to sign Davies ahead of the next transfer window, reportedly reaching a <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/5294621\/2024\/02\/26\/alphonso-davies-real-madrid-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">verbal agreement<\/a> with him in late February. However, their defensive target has been performing way below his standards since then.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/27\/fabrizio-romano-real-madrid-toni-kroos\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CImminent%E2%80%9D%20Fabrizio%20Romano%20Reveals%20Real%20Madrid%20Plan%20for%20Veteran%20Midfielder&amp;text=Real%20Madrid%20are%20on%20the,Santiago%20Bernabeu%20beyond%20a%20decade.\" target=\"_self\">\u201cImminent\u201d Fabrizio Romano Reveals Real Madrid Plan for Veteran Midfielder<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1778361754709336323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, Bayern are disappointed with Davies\u2019 current situation as they await his response to a contract extension offer.<\/p>\n<p>Club director Max Eberl has told Bild of the left-back\u2019s form: \u201cHis level now shouldn\u2019t impact on his future. I can\u2019t say what that has to do with and why the past few weeks haven\u2019t been so good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>: Who Will Win the Premier League This Season?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THREE WAY WAR - Who Wins The Premier League?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6XQStPx9Lw0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Latest Transfer Updates on Davies<\/h3>\n<p>The relationship between Bayern and their Real Madrid-linked defender has become worse amid the team\u2019s struggles in the Bundesliga in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bild (via <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iMiaSanMia\/status\/1778353760382652737\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iMiaSanMia<\/a>), even the opponents are now &#8220;surprised&#8221; at how indifferent Davies looks on the pitch. He has barely shown any emotions during the games lately.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/05\/real-madrid-loan-arda-guler\/\" target=\"_self\">Blancos Consider Loan Options as Young Star Wants More Minutes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Bayern restarted contract talks with Davies, whose current deal runs until 2025. However, a move to Real Madrid is still the most likely scenario for the Canadian international as the negotiations have stalled again.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/futbol\/real-madrid\/2024\/03\/21\/65fa96fc46163fb4488b45b3.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marca<\/a>, Bayern initially set April 1 as the deadline for the player\u2019s representatives to respond to their offer. However, they were publicly criticized by Davies\u2019 agent, who told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/sport\/fussball\/bayern-muenchen\/bayern-star-will-angebot-nicht-annehmen-davies-berater-das-ultimatum-ist-unfair-87679136.bild.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bild<\/a>: \u201cWe are being given an ultimatum and are supposed to react within two weeks because the club is under pressure and took a long time to reposition itself in the management? That\u2019s not fair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bayern are expected to receive a formal offer for Davies soon after the summer transfer window opens in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alphonso Davies has reportedly disappointed Bayern Munich with his recent performances. The Canadian star is heavily linked with a summer move to Real Madrid. Top Real Madrid Target Has Become a Liability for Bayern Munich An Incredible Rise to Stardom Davies quickly established his reputation as one of the most promising youngsters in Major League [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5073,"featured_media":638519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1364,6,30,1366,7188],"tags":[3001,9709,9355],"class_list":["post-638503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bundesliga","category-bayern-munich","category-la-liga","category-news","category-real-madrid","category-rumours","tag-alphonso-davies","tag-bayern-munich-transfer-rumours","tag-real-madrid-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Declan Wiseman, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5073"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=638503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/638519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=638503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=638503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}