Alphonso Davies has dedicated his future to Bayern Munich, signing a brand new contract with the Bundesliga champions.
After the deal was introduced on Tuesday, it successfully ended Actual Madrid’s extended curiosity within the Canadian star.
The recent settlement will maintain Davies on the Allianz Enviornment till the top of the 2029-30 season, marking what could possibly be an 11-year tenure with the membership if he sees out the total contract.
“I’m very comfortable to have prolonged my contract at this nice membership,” Davies stated in a press release.
“I got here to FC Bayern after I was 18 and simply wished to be taught as a lot as potential day-after-day to grow to be among the best in my place. Now I’m wanting ahead to a different 5 years collectively. I’ve already achieved so much right here, however there’s extra to return.”
Davies’ resolution to remain offers a blow to Actual Madrid, who have been eager on securing the providers of the 24-year-old left-back.
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His prior contract was set to run out in June 2025, and Madrid had hoped to both negotiate a switch price or carry him in on a free switch this summer season.
Regardless of Madrid’s curiosity, Bayern have been decided to retain Davies, providing him an enhanced contract to safe his keep in Munich.
“Alphonso Davies has grow to be among the best gamers on this planet in his place at Bayern and has attracted a number of curiosity,” Bayern’s sporting director Christoph Freund said.
“The very fact he needs to proceed right here with us exhibits Bayern’s standing in worldwide soccer and that Alphonso has discovered his sporting house in Munich.”
This season, Davies has featured in 16 Bundesliga matches below coach Vincent Kompany, discovering the online as soon as whereas serving to Bayern preserve their spot on the high of the desk.
Davies initially joined Bayern from Vancouver Whitecaps in 2019 and has since developed into one of many world’s premier left-sided gamers.
Actual Madrid, in the meantime, proceed to hunt reinforcements at left-back on account of uncertainties surrounding Ferland Mendy and Fran Garcia.
The Spanish giants have a historical past of securing high abilities on free transfers, with latest examples together with Kylian Mbappe in 2024, Antonio Rudiger in 2022, and David Alaba from Bayern in 2021.