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title: "Liverpool handed boost as Real Madrid can’t afford to sign David Alaba"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-transfer-boost-real-madrid-cant-afford-to-sign-david-alaba/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2020-11-20T20:00:38Z"
modified: "2020-11-20T20:00:38Z"
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# Liverpool handed boost as Real Madrid can’t afford to sign David Alaba

Liverpool have been boosted in their attempts to sign [David Alaba](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2020/11/17/juventus-favourites-to-sign-rumoured-liverpool-target-david-alaba/), with Real Madrid unable to afford the Bayern Munich maestro.

The Reds have been linked with a move for the 28-year-old in January in order to alleviate their [injury problems](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/sperrenundverletzungen/verein/31). Alaba is yet to agree a new deal with Bayern, with his current deal [expiring](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/david-alaba/profil/spieler/59016) at the end of the season.

Real Madrid have also been tipped to snap up the Austrian superstar, but according to *[Defensa Central](https://www.defensacentral.com/real_madrid/1605795158-exclusiva-dc-el-real-madrid-solo-ve-posible-fichar-a-alaba-si-se-vende-a-marcelo)* \[via *[HITC](https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/11/19/report-real-madrid-cant-afford-liverpool-target-must-sell-star-player-to-fund-260k-wages/)*\], they cannot generate the funds to bring him to the Santiago Bernabeu.

It remains to be seen how concrete Liverpool’s interest is, however, especially with [recent claims](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2020/11/16/liverpool-wont-sign-a-centre-back-in-january-claims-ornstein/) suggesting Jurgen Klopp may be happy with his current defensive options.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

This has to be seen as a positive for the Reds, with one rival for Alaba’s signature seemingly out of the way. Should Liverpool decide to make a move for him, he could be an ideal addition to an injury-plagued backline.

Not only can Alaba thrive as a centre-back, he was also predominantly a left-back before last season, and he has now been at Bayern for a decade, winning [25 trophies](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/david-alaba/erfolge/spieler/59016) with the Bundesliga giants in that time. \[[Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/david-alaba/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/59016)\]

His experience and quality would be priceless at Anfield, similar to[ex-Bayern teammate Thiago Alcantara](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/david-alaba/gemeinsameSpiele/spieler/59016/gegner/60444/kriterium/2/wettbewerb//liga/0/verein/0), so the positives outweigh the negatives.