In the summer, David Alaba signed a five-year deal with Real Madrid. Now his written release clause has leaked.
Spanish law provides that an employee must be able to resign from an employment relationship at any time. That is why exit clauses are also incorporated into their contracts with football professionals. However, these are often worth millions and are not affordable, intended to deter financially strong clubs.
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This also applies to Alaba. The ÖFB star has also anchored a million dollar clause in his contract with the Madrilenians. To buy the 29-year-old out of his contract, a club has to put 850 million euros on the table. This emerges from a report in the Spanish newspaper “ABC”.
Two players with billions
Alaba is therefore only in third place in the release clause ranking. Because Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale have set a billion euros as a fixed fee in their contracts. This puts the duo on par with the Barcelona talents Ansu Fati and Pedri. Their clauses were also recently set to one billion euros in the course of contract extensions.
Luka Modric, Luka Jovic, Vinicius Junior or Brahim Diaz cost 750 million euros, Marco Asensio, Thibaut Courtois, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde and Miguel Gutierrez still a proud 700 million euros.
Toni Kroos, for example, who has written 500 million euros in the contract, is significantly cheaper; Eden Hazard therefore costs “only” 300 million euros. With 160 million euros, Lucas Vazquez is the cheapest real kicker in the “royal” squad.
Alaba has settled in
Meanwhile, Alaba emphasized in the circle of the Austrian national team that he has already settled in Madrid. “It took a while. But we’ve now found a home. It’s not all finished yet, but we feel good,” said the 29-year-old, who last lived in the hotel for months.
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