Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published on Thursday, 23 October 2025, 13:43 / Updated on Thursday, 23 October 2025 13:44
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano announces that Real Madrid will part ways with David Alaba (33 years old) at the end of the current season.
For the defender David Alaba, this season will be the last in the shirt of Real, if there is no last minute surprise in the summer. The Austrian defender's contract ends on July 1, 2026, and the club is not willing to extend it. Reasons? Frequent injuries, but also the high salary which he pays from 2021, when he came free of contract from Bayern: 22.5 million euros per year!
David Alaba is injured again and will not play in El Clasico
In December 2023, Alaba tore his cruciate ligaments and missed Euro 2024. Then, more bad luck. Last season, the Austrian was absent for three months due to a torn meniscus. Even now things are not going any better.
A few days ago, Alaba suffered a calf injury in a league match against Getafe and is unavailable again. He will not be able to play in El Clásico against FC Barcelona on Sunday (17:15, liveTEXT at GSP.RO, live on Digi Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1).
Antonio Rudiger is also on the loose at Real Madrid
Real Madrid wanted to sell him last summer, when they could still get money for him. But the player did not want to leave and thus give up the supersalary of 22.5 million. Another candidate for departure is his linemate, Antonio Rudiger, whose deal with the Blanca group also expires on July 1, 2026.
And Rudiger is injured, the victim of a torn adductor muscle. The German defender is expected to return to action sometime around mid-December, which does not help him at all in his bid to extend his stay in Madrid.
