Overview
- Multiple transfer outlets reported a verbal agreement between David Alaba and Udinese on Wednesday, with Fabrizio Romano first breaking the news and the club posting a white chair hint on social media.
- Alaba travelled to Rome for medical tests at Villa Stuart on Wednesday and, according to Sky Sport and Di Marzio, passed the examinations before heading to Udine for final paperwork.
- Reports say the move will be a free transfer and likely a short-term contract through June 2027, though Udinese had not published full official terms at the time of these reports.
- The signing addresses immediate defensive needs after a difficult start to Udinese’s Serie A season by adding a left-footed defender who can play centrally or as the left-sided braccetto in a back three.
- Alaba, 34, arrives as a decorated veteran with four Champions League wins but also as a player whose recent years were disrupted by injuries, including a 13-month layoff after an ACL tear in December 2023.