Not because expected, it ceases to be news:
David Alaba
(Vienna, 1992) is, officially, the first signing of
Real Madrid 2021-2022
.
The first piece of a
reconstruction
that will no longer have
Zinedine Zidane
as its leader
and that begins with one of the
best defenders in the world
.
A star.
And free.
In their obsession to save costs and wait as long as possible to carry out the signings (
Hazard and Courtois
arrived in the capital of Spain with one year remaining on their contracts), Madrid has managed to convince an Alaba that he had terminated his contract with Bayern and for which
all the greats of Europe yearned
.
Role and salary of a star
, the Austrian signs for five seasons and will be at the top of the salary pyramid of the workforce and arrives at the moment when
Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane
appear at the exit threshold.
The first ends his contract and has not renewed, and the second will do so in 2022 and seems willing to change of scene, so Madrid could accept an offer this summer.
In this way, the signing of Alaba spruces up a defense that has seen the definitive explosion of
Eder Militao
and the exceptional regularity of
Nacho
.
The Austrian has played center back and left back in Germany, so he is a perfect fit in the merengue rotation.
A multicultural life
In the
2013 Champions League
final
, on the grass of
Wembley
, David Alaba could be seen with the
Philippine
flag
on his boots and the
Nigerian
flag
in his hands. In his DNI,
Austria
, of which he is captain and great star of the national team. Born to
a Nigerian father and a Filipino mother
, Alaba's childhood is understood by
soccer and music
. His father,
George
, a lifelong musician and former economics student at the University of Vienta, is also a prince in his homeland,
Ogere
, the ancestral home of the
Yoruba
ethnic group in Nigeria.
.
Now he continues to perform as a rapper and DJ.
Her mother,
Gina
, was
Miss Philippines
in the 1980s and traveled to Austria to work as a nurse.
David, with a deep
Protestant Christian
sentiment
, is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was born and raised in Vienna with his little sister
Rose
, who has ended up dedicating herself to music like her father.
The youngest of the Alaba family always liked football and, in a country with little tradition with the ball, his quality quickly stood out.
He started playing for
SV Aspern
in the
Donaustadt
district
, where they lived, and at age 10 his father got him a test with the
Austria
Vienna
youth
academy.
He came in, of course.
Presentation after the European Championship
With the team from the capital he traveled for several summers through the central countries of the continent playing against the best quarries in Europe, which made him hate Bayern.
"
I hated them,
" he joked in an interview.
"They were always celebrating after games. I couldn't stand them."
Curiously, that same quarry 'caught' him a few years later.
He wasn't entirely convinced to move to Germany, but eventually both he and his family agreed, even though they also had an offer from Manchester United.
The rest is history
: 10 Bundesligas, 6 Cups, 5 German Super Cups, 2 Champions Cups, 2 European Super Cups and 2 Club World Cups.
Now,
Real Madrid
, who will present him in society once the Eurocup is over.
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