Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies has been a hot topic in both Bavaria and Madrid in recent weeks. Following reports that Davies had reached a verbal agreement with Los Blancos to join the club, Bayern Sporting Director Max Eberl declared that they would be opening further contract talks with the 22-year-old. However it looks as if those talks have been unsuccessful.
As per Diario AS, Bayern offered him €13-14m per year in order to sign a new deal, but it did not meet the demands of €20m per season. That, at least at this point, is as high as Bayern are willing to go, and thus with the latest rejection, Davies has decided he wants to play for Los Blancos. Knowing that Bayern will not go any higher, he has put the ball in Bayern’s court, knowing they face either losing him for free next summer or negotiating a fee for Davies with Real Madrid this summer.
This has been Real Madrid‘s strategy all along, and it looks as if the negotiations between the two clubs are the only thing standing in the way of a move now. Bayern Director of Football Christoph Freund has made it clear they do not want to lose players for free.
Bayern have shown in the past that they will negotiate hard, but it looks as if it will benefit all three parties for them to reach an agreement. As per their salary structure, it seems unlikely that Davies will earn what he could have with Bayern. The top of Real Madrid’s salary structure is currently occupied by Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham, and they reportedly earn between €10-12m per season.
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He obviously wants to play for Madrid because he’s not getting 20m from Madrid and probably not getting the 13m-14m Bayern is offering.