Matteo Moretto Transfer Column: Alphonso Davies to Real Madrid the last, Xavi Hernandez preference on the midfielder
Matteo Moretto gives Football España exclusive information on the latest business dominating the newspapers in Spain, as revealed in the Daily briefing.
It is clear that Real Madrid knows that Alphonso Davies is out of contract in 18 months, and if it is not renewed, then it will be easier to extract him for a fee that is lower than Bayern Munich would like. There is one verbal agreement between Alphonso Davies and Real Madridand it is the agreement between the clubs that is missing.
From Bayern's point of view, they still need to meet their sporting goals on the field, and then begin to evaluate how to approach the matter of Davies. Bayern are still looking to renew Davies.
But now, there is no agreement, and the time is against Bayern Munich. They have to be careful, because Real Madrid will make an offer, and Bayern will ask for more, but if a deal is not found, then Davies could leave for free a year later, and this is what Bayern wants to avoid . They do not want the same thing that happens with David Alaba, it could well suit Real Madrid to sign him for free one year later, but if it is not renewed, Bayern will try to move. The objective for Real Madrid is to sign him cheaply, as is the case with Toni Kroos.
Barcelona is looking for a list of midfielders with different profiles, and there are different options, among which is Everton and the Senegal midfielder. Amadou Onana. It's not easy because of the price, Everton is asking for a lot of money.
But it is one of the names that the recruiting department likes most to fill that midfield position, and in fact, it is the profile that Xavi Hernandez was most passionate about this summer, his number one goal. Obviously he will no longer be here after the summer, but Onana is still very liked by the sports department in Barcelona all the same. There are also more names, and I don't bank on one more than the other, but they have been following Onana for several months, and he is highly valued by Barcelona. We will see if the clubs can reach an agreement, but it is not the only option.
There are Italian teams who are interested in Lille's Jonathan David, but there are many teams in the Premier League who are also interested. The English sides have to push hard for him, and invest a lot of money. Now, the Premier League is the most likely destination for him.
There are teams in Spain and Italy who like him a lot, but Lille are asking for a lot of money. There are several Premier League teams who are interested. Now the information I have is that Chelsea does not lead this race, but this does not mean to say that they cannot be on the line.
