AS: Alaba understands that he needs to prove that he is physically stable to have a chance to stay at Real Madrid

November 16 According to "AS" report, Alaba is at a critical moment in his career and he needs to clarify his future in Real Madrid. Alaba's contract will expire in June next year. For Real Madrid, signing Alaba and Rudiger are extremely successful operations.

The two experienced players joined on a free transfer and have played a key role in the club's major wins in recent years. However, injury problems have made their future uncertain. Alaba realizes that he needs to prove that he is physically stable to have any chance of staying with the team.

Alaba joined Real Madrid from Bayern in 2021. In the first season, he played 46 times and partnered with Militan as the main central defender. That season, Real Madrid won La Liga and the Champions League. In the second season, the 2022-23 season, he played 39 times and helped the team win the Spanish Cup and Spanish Super Cup.

Unfortunately, in the following season, he tore the cruciate ligament in his knee in December 2023, and began a long recovery process. Although he appeared to be back in form this season, a muscle injury ensued, most likely due to the difficult recovery of his knee.

Obviously, Alaba hopes to play for Real Madrid for another year. However, for players over 30 years old, clubs usually only offer one-year contracts. Alaba understands that his stay in the team depends on whether he can show good physical condition at the end of the season. So far this season he has only played once in the Champions League, against Almaty, half a league game against Getafe, and brief spells against Real Sociedad and Levante.

Alonso once asked Alaba to try the midfield position during the Club World Cup. In the Austrian national team, he fully participated in the previous two international matches and also traveled with the team on this international match day. According to people close to Alaba, there have been some high-paying invitations from the Middle East recently.

Alaba hopes to make a decision on his future in the coming months, but he is still awaiting a call from Real Madrid. The club are in no rush to make a decision and hope to wait until the end of the season to assess his situation. Rudiger's situation is similar, as the German played with a knee injury last season until undergoing arthroscopic surgery.

Both Alaba and Rudiger are at a critical moment in determining their futures with Los Blancos. Alaba also faces an additional challenge: he is one of the highest-paid players in the team, with an annual salary of approximately 10 million euros, which is undoubtedly a problem.