Marca revealed the reasons that led to Alphonso Davies not joining Real Madrid and his preference to continue at Bayern Munich.
The Canadian international is on the verge of renewing his contract, which expires at the end of the current season, with Bayern Munich, to stay there for another 5 years.
Davies is frustrated with Real Madrid
According to the report, Davies did not like the way Real Madrid tried to sign him last summer.
Bayern Munich was ready to negotiate the sale of the player, and Davies was hoping to move to Real, but he was surprised by the management of the royal club and its management of the situation.
At that time, Real Madrid officials held individual talks with Bayern Munich, after which they informed Davies that if he wanted to move to Los Blancos, he would have to come for free in the summer of 2025.
The 23-year-old was expecting Real Madrid to put strong pressure on Bayern’s management to complete the deal, so he felt very frustrated with the way Real Madrid dealt with him and viewed him as a guaranteed free deal that could be postponed for another year.
Real Madrid admits defeat.. Davies will not move to Los Blancos!
Money played an important role in Davies’ preference for Bayern Munich
At the same time, the financial offer that reached Davies from Bayern Munich recently was ideal and exceeded what Real Madrid had been offering the player’s agent since last summer.
Real Madrid felt that the deal was outside the economic framework that had been set for it for more than six months, and felt that the agent was igniting a bidding war, which the club did not like in any way.
Thus, Florentino Perez decided not to pressure Davies and his agent when negotiations with Bayern Munich developed last week, and considered the deal not to be as profitable as previously expected.
🔴✍🏻 Alphonso Davies and Bayern, all set to proceed with new deal soon. 🔐 https://t.co/aiIgakfKkU
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 21, 2025
Real Madrid’s plan to support the left-back position
There are conflicting reports about Real Madrid’s position on supporting the left-back position in the winter.
Marca newspaper indicated that Real Madrid will study alternative options for Davies at the left-back position to sign one of them next summer, and the list is headed by Miguel Gutierrez, the former Real Madrid player and current Girona player.
Other Spanish media denied the matter, and said that Perez’s administration will not sign a new left-back and will be satisfied with the duo Ferland Mendy and Ferran Garcia.
It is worth noting that David Alaba can also play at left-back.
