Bayern heavyweight David Alaba is still at an impasse in contract negotiations with the team, with the Austrian star hoping for a higher salary and becoming the team's top salary family on par with Lewandowski. However, Bayern rejected David Alaba due to the epidemic, making it possible for Bayern's outstanding youth training product to leave the team in the next summer with a free body. David Alaba, who can play at the back, full-back and centre-back, is definitely the best defensive player in the world today.
David Alaba, who came from midfield on the left, has an excellent sense of position and single defence, making him feel good in every defensive position. Whether it was as a left-back in his earliest days, moved him to the front of the Pep Guardiola to play at the back of the organised back, or moved him into the centre-back, he was able to deliver excellent results. In the left-back position, David Alaba's excellent cross-cutting ability can be fully displayed; he is also a good backcourt organizer in the midfield; in the center-back position, he has excellent shooting ability to lead the team to attack the first beat, and Jerome Boateng, which perfectly fills the gap left by the injuries of Nikolas Jules and Lucas Hernandez, and is also an important contributor to Bayern's whirlwind sweep of European football last season.
There is no objection that Lewandowski is the world's number one center, but David Alaba, who is a master in the backcourt, can use the ball and can play in all positions, is also the number one defender in the world. His defensive prowess, consistency in the big game, and weightlifting are hard to find in the Bundesliga and even in European football. Although Bayern can sign RB Leipzig's Dayo Yu Palmecano to replace David Alaba, the 20-year-old French centre-back has a clear gap with David Alaba in terms of defensive ability, steadiness and ability to pass the ball. He may have a lot of potential to exploit, but in terms of immediate combat strength, no defender in the Bundesliga can have the level, versatility and strength to replace David Alaba.
Not only does David Alaba contribute defensively, he also has an excellent long-range shot and ability to handle set-pieces; plus he's only 29 years old and still at the age of playing. Judging by the number of his defensive paths, if there is no major injury, he will have at least five years to go to the peak of Bayern. If Lewandowski can get Bayern's €20 million annual salary, why can't David Alaba? The two are equally important to the team, and Bayern should not lose sight of David Alaba's tactical position just because he is a defender. Losing David Arabba will certainly hurt more than losing Tony Cross.