David Alaba’s move to Real Madrid caused all sorts of explosives, especially since the Austrian soon kissed the Real Madrid coat of arms. Now he expressed himself.
Real newcomer David Alaba caused annoyance among Bayern fans at his presentation in Madrid when he kissed the royal coat of arms. In an interview with the Sports picture the Austrian explained, among other things, how it came about.
“On that day we took a whole range of photo motifs. It was an exciting, exciting and very emotional day for me. I was happy to have finally arrived. I wanted to show how excited I am to be tackling a new challenge I didn’t want to provoke anyone by kissing Real’s coat of arms, least of all FC Bayern and the fans, “said Alaba, who looks back on” an unbelievably wonderful 13 years that were very emotional, very positive “. “I will respect and love the club forever. No action changes that.”
Alaba: Continued regular contact with employees at FC Bayern
The events surrounding the failure of the negotiations for a contract extension in Munich, when Uli Hoeneß described Alaba consultant Pini Zahavi as a “greedy piranha”, are yesterday’s news for the 29-year-old: “There is no such thing as bad blood!” Although there has been no exchange with the club’s bosses recently, “I still have regular contact with former teammates, physios, cooks and kit managers”.
He did not want to comment on a statement made by former CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in a kicker interview in June that an annual salary of 19.5 million euros was too little for him. Instead, he said: “I had and still have a very good relationship with Mr. Rummenigge. When I decided to leave FC Bayern and want to take on a new challenge, I told him that I was doing this in order to to develop myself further in terms of sport and as a person. ” Rummenigge “understood this and only wished me the best”.
Alaba: “Took time to process the goodbye”
During his time in Munich, which began at the age of 16, he said: “There I became a man, Munich has become my second home. These are memories, friendships for life. I needed time to process the parting . “
Now his full concentration is on the Madrilenians, where he met two familiar faces with Toni Kroos and trainer Carlo Ancelotti. He had “already had a great relationship with Bayern” with the coach. “As a person he is a very honest and great person, and as a coach he brings an incredible amount of experience and success. It was funny that Carlo greeted me in German. He said: ‘David, how are you?'” Kroos was “An important factor in getting used to it”, “his wife was also a great help for Shalimar (Alaba’s partner, editor’s note), that was really nice.”
At Real, Alaba will not wear his usual shirt number, but rather the 4, which he inherits from club legend Sergio Ramos: “The number 27 is not possible in the Spanish league, the club wanted me to take the number 4. Sergio Ramos is an absolute legend. His achievements on and off the pitch make him a role model for many. “
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