Bayern Munich withdraw contract extension offer for David Alaba
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David Alaba of Bayern Munich and the club's president Herbert Hainer. /CFP

David Alaba of Bayern Munich and the club's president Herbert Hainer. /CFP

Bayern Munich put an end to their contract extension negotiation with David Alaba, said Herbert Hainer, president of the Bundesliga giants, on Sunday.

"We have a new situation since this weekend. We submitted to David and his advisor some time ago what we think was a very good offer," said Hainer on BR Blickpunkt Sport on Sunday.

The 28-year-old Alaba has been playing for Bayern (first team) for 10 years and grew to become quite a universal player in recent years. He won a huge number of honors with the club including nine Bundesliga titles, six DFB-Pokal championships, and two UEFA Champions League titles.

David Alaba #27 of Bayern Munich celebrates with the UEFA Champions league title trophy next to him after the 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League Final at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, August 23, 2020. /CFP

David Alaba #27 of Bayern Munich celebrates with the UEFA Champions league title trophy next to him after the 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League Final at Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, August 23, 2020. /CFP

Alaba will become a free agent in 2021 summer and there are several strong teams paying attention: Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, all possible direct competitors of Bayern in European events.

That's why the German giants wanted to keep Alaba and offered him a five-year new deal with a yearly salary of 11 million euros (about $12.9 million). The number can go even higher to 15 million euros (about $17.5 million) with bonuses added.

"During the last meeting we had said we wanted clarity by the end of October. We did not hear anything until yesterday and we contacted his advisor," said Hainer. "The answer was that the offer was still unsatisfactory and we should think about it again. We then decided to take the offer completely off the table. This means there is no longer an offer."

David Alaba of Bayern Munich attends press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League Group A game against FC Salzburg at Stadion Wals-Siezenheim in Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg, Austria, November 2, 2020. /CFP

David Alaba of Bayern Munich attends press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League Group A game against FC Salzburg at Stadion Wals-Siezenheim in Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg, Austria, November 2, 2020. /CFP

Alaba called his contract negotiation a "special situation" at the press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League game against FC Salzburg. "What's next, I don't know right now. I have not made any plans for my future. I am a player who really likes to play for Bayern. I am happy to be part of this team. Nobody official has contacted me. It's difficult to say what the future will hold in store. After our last talk, I told them (the club) that I can't make a decision in seven days, we played three times in those seven days," he said. 

"I have always said that I would have wished for internal things to remain internal. It hurt and disappointed me that my position was portrayed the way it was, this was not the truth. The salary put out in media, it's not like that. I was disappointed, it was not discounted from the hierarchy."

Hansi Flick, manager of Bayern, does not like the situation either. "I am far from pleased that this has been brought up in a week with two difficult games against Salzburg and Dortmund. I'd be delighted if he were to remain at Bayern. He's a top player, a top lad," said Flick. "I am convinced that he will continue to give it his all for Bayern."