Why Alphonso Davies could retire from Real Madrid when it seemed done

Real Madrid had seemed confident of completing a deal for Alphonso Davies for the past six months, after early reports in March suggested terms had been agreed with the Canadian left-back. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case as Los Blancos become more insecure.

Amid reports emerging from Germany that Davies was moving closer to signing a new deal with Bayern Munich, sporting director Christoph Freund publicly confirmed renewed optimism about retaining Davies. Since then, the white team has gone from trusting in his signing to ’50-50′.

According to The Athletic, Real Madrid and Davies reached an ‘understanding on the conditions’, whether he signed for free or on transfer last summer. However, Los Blancos cooled their interest and did not resume it until June. After that, and the lack of an attempt to sign Davies last summer, the 24-year-old began to doubt how much Real Madrid really wanted him.

Since then there have been talks between his agent and this season’s European champions, but no concrete agreement has been reached and from then on the move has not progressed. Barcelona are following him, as are Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United, but both the Blaugrana and the Red Devils are considered unlikely destinations due to the financial issues at stake.

Real Madrid are well covered at left back with Ferland Mendy and Fran García under contract for next season, but there has been a feeling at the capital club that neither of them have starting quality, despite Carlo Ancelotti’s faith. in French. Without a doubt, Real Madrid is looking at medium-term options in the position.