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title: "Liverpool: Fans drool as Reds make their move for David Alaba"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fans-drool-as-reds-make-their-move-for-david-alaba/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Nathan Linley"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2021-01-07T14:33:42Z"
modified: "2021-01-07T14:33:42Z"
---

# Liverpool: Fans drool as Reds make their move for David Alaba

**Many Liverpool fans reacted in delight over a transfer update regarding Bayern Munich midfielder David Alaba.**

According to Goal journalist Romeo Agresti (via [Anfield Edition](https://twitter.com/AnfieldEdition/status/1346887668433612801)), the Reds have submitted a contract worth in the region of £9m a year in line to a free transfer in the summer, with his Bavarian contract due to [expire](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/david-alaba/profil/spieler/59016) at the end of the 2020/21 campaign.

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If this deal was to go through, the Austria international will reunite with his former teammate Thiago Alcantara – who left the Bundesliga champions to join Jurgen Klopp’s side for [£20m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54199589#:~:text=Liverpool%20have%20signed%20midfielder%20Thiago,be%20here%2C%22%20he%20said.).

Alaba has been hugely successful with Bayern, winning [nine](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/david-alaba/erfolge/spieler/59016) Bundesliga titles and [two](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/david-alaba/erfolge/spieler/59016) Champions Leagues with over 400 appearances to his name ([TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/david-alaba/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/59016)).

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In light of Liverpool’s catastrophic injury crisis at the back, with both Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez [ruled out](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-injury-news-van-dijk-23254586) for a significant time, supporters were keen to see Alaba in a red shirt as soon as possible.

### Fans gush over Alaba bid

**“Big if true”**

[Credit: @benharding\_\_](https://twitter.com/benharding___/status/1346941533128454144)

**“We really need this guy, he will fit in directly”**

[Credit: @slivarado](https://twitter.com/slivarado/status/1346890146742988804)

**“Amazing, really versatile player and a great Wijnaldum replacement (can play in the midfield), but we need him NOW, not in the Summer, this doesn’t help us at all right now”**

[Credit: @anfieldfocusuk](https://twitter.com/anfieldfocusuk/status/1346899589937442816)

**“Pleaseeee”**

[Credit: @sisenor\_9](https://twitter.com/sisenor_9/status/1346888338196856832)

**“Oh yes please”**

[Credit: @frickkerrr](https://twitter.com/frickkerrr/status/1346935594018983938)

**“Get it done”**

[Credit: @ElliottPurcell2](https://twitter.com/ElliottPurcell2/status/1346896448869310468)

*In other news, **[Paul Joyce drops huge Michael Edwards claim which will be grim news for Liverpool fans.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/liverpool-fc-transfer-news-now-rumours-edwards-klopp-team-latest/)***