Overview
- Besiktas have registered interest in signing David Alaba this month, with reporting sourced to Diario AS and relayed by Yahoo Sports.
- The Turkish club is unwilling to assume Alaba’s full €14 million annual salary or the roughly €7 million due for the rest of the season without concessions.
- Any deal would require Real Madrid to subsidize wages and for Alaba to accept a pay cut, and Besiktas are not planning to pay a transfer fee.
- Real Madrid are open to offers due to Alaba’s fitness issues and limited minutes, though an injury-depleted back line reduces their flexibility.
- Manager Sergen Yalcin says Besiktas expect two or three winter additions, while Alaba’s past support for rivals Galatasaray is noted as a potential hurdle with fans.