Overview
- Multiple outlets reported on Thursday that Alaba passed medical checks at Rome’s Villa Stuart and completed paperwork to sign a contract running until the end of the season.
- Udinese have signed the 34-year-old to help shore up a defence that failed to keep a clean sheet in its first five Serie A matches and conceded 11 goals.
- The club and Alaba framed the move as one for leadership and experience, with general manager Franco Collavino calling the signing a source of great satisfaction.
- Alaba suffered a left-knee ACL rupture in December 2023 and has had recurring setbacks since, so Udinese say they will monitor his fitness and limit his playing time as needed.
- The transfer came after Alaba left Real Madrid as a free agent and drew reported interest from other clubs, showing how teams can still add high-profile out-of-contract players outside the closed window.