David Alaba bids farewell to Real Madrid, exits continue | OneFootball

There is no end to the departures at Real Madrid. The club officially confirmed that David Alaba will leave the institution at the end of the current season, bringing to a close a five-year spell in which he won eleven titles, including two Champions League trophies and two La Liga titles. The Austrian will say goodbye at the Santiago Bernabéu alongside Dani Carvajal and Álvaro Arbeloa in the final La Liga match. Meanwhile, with Mourinho’s return as coach drawing ever closer, the club has already started moving in the market, and the first name to appear on the radar is Alessandro Bastoni, Inter Milan’s central defender.

Florentino Pérez bid farewell to Alaba with affectionate words in the official statement: “He leaves with the affection of all Madridistas for his commitment, his work, and an iconic image on our road to La Decimocuarta that symbolized the celebration of a victory and is now part of our club’s history. Real Madrid will always be his home.” The Austrian defender played 131 matches in the white shirt, and his departure opens up a vacancy in central defense that the club will have to fill in the next transfer window.

Mourinho’s arrival to replace Arbeloa on the bench has not yet been officially confirmed, but inside the club they are already working with that scenario as the starting point. And the first target being linked to the Portuguese coach is Bastoni.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the 27-year-old Inter defender would be one of his priorities. The Italian player himself gave a post about Mourinho’s return to the Bernabéu a “like” on Instagram, a gesture that did not go unnoticed. Barcelona had looked into Bastoni but ruled out the move because of his €70 million price tag and the urgency of signing a striker. Madrid could be his destination.

Mourinho’s return could also have consequences for several Argentine players. Franco Mastantuono, who is coming off a season marked by internal dressing-room controversies, could lose ground with Endrick returning from his loan at Lyon and the possible return of Nico Paz from Como. The former River player could go out on loan in search of minutes.

On the other hand, interest in Enzo Fernández is growing, with his name having been linked to the Bernabéu for some time. Florentino Pérez would be looking to sign him as a marquee reinforcement for the summer transfer window, adding another chapter to a saga that already has several months of history.

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