In the 2024-25 La Liga season, Barcelona topped the table with 24 points in 9 games. However, Barcelona sporting director Deco and first-team coach Flick both believe that Barcelona still has room for improvement and will still need heavyweight reinforcements next summer. The October 17 edition of Daily Sport revealed that Barcelona are also eyeing Alphonso Davies and will compete with Real Madrid for Bayern's wing.
The 23-year-old Alphonso Davies is incredibly fast, explosive and top-notch in his dribbling ability, and can play all the way down the left side. In the past six years since he arrived at Bayern, Alphonso Davies has made 203 appearances, scored 11 goals and provided 32 assists, won five Bundesliga titles and one Champions League title. The value of the transfer to Alfonso Davies is 50 million euros.
Alphonso Davies' contract with Bayern expires in the summer of 2025 and the player has no intention of renewing it. "Daily Sport" revealed that this summer, Real Madrid offered Bayern 30 million euros, and Alphonso Davies, who only had one year left on the contract to buy, reached a verbal agreement with Real Madrid Canada Feiyi, however, Bayern ignored it and the transfer failed.
Daily Sport says Flick knows Alphonso Davies well. During Flick's tenure at Bayern, Alphonso Davies made 70 appearances and 5,624 minutes, contributing three goals and 10 assists. In Flick's tactics, the insertion of assists by full-backs is important, and Alphonso Davies fits Flick's tactical requirements well.
Barcelona wants to compete with Real Madrid, but the biggest difficulty is the lack of money. In another 2 months, Alphonso Davies will be able to contact any club to sign an early transfer contract. Although Alphonso Davies has a zero transfer fee, the Canada star is asking for a signing fee of 10 million euros and an annual salary of 20 million euros before tax, which Barca may not be able to match.
Despite the odds, Barcelona are reluctant to give up hope of bringing in Alphonso Davies. Sporting director Deco wants to know Alphonso Davies' wishes and wants to free the big man. According to Daily Sport, everything is unknown at the moment and the decision is in the hands of Alphonso Davies: he can choose Real Madrid, accept Barcelona's invitation, or make a 180-degree turn to renew his contract with Bayern and continue to play at Bayern.