Real Madrid’s courtship of Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies is in the “final stretch” according to a report from AS:
Madrid have become accustomed to bringing their homework done at home. They did it by tying down Mbappé throughout last season once the star told PSG that he was not going to renew his contract and also now with Alphonso Davies. The roadmap with the Canadian has gone step by step to where the white club had planned: the left-back has resisted all of Bayern’s attacks and psychological games and has entered the last year of his contract. From January 1, he will be legally able to sign freely for Madrid, thus putting into effect a pre-agreement between the parties that has been brewing for months.
Per AS, Real Madrid’s game plan to acquire Davies has gone exactly to plan over the summer:
Madrid’s intention during the summer has been , once it became clear that Bayern would not sell for a modest amount (25 million euros, the maximum that the white club would have reached), to regroup in the conviction that it is better to wait until 2025. The current philosophy of the club is not to enter into negotiations with the clubs and to do so directly with the players that interest it, under the premise that they can come to Chamartín for free and only have to negotiate with them a signing bonus.
For Davies it was preferred not to pay a single euro now, given that the club and Ancelotti consider that with Mendy (whose renewal is on track) and Fran García it is enough for this season, plus the potential help of Alaba and Camavinga when they return from their injuries.
The AS report went even deeper to say that Bayern Munich has “lost its aura of negotiating strength” and also that “everything seems increasingly clear: Davies is aiming for the left lane of the Bernabéu to continue the dynasty of Roberto Carlos, Marcelo, and company.”
If true, Bayern Munich fans might want to start bracing for the worst come January.
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