Florentino is sure about it: there won't be a renewal and his departure is imminent

David Alaba's time at Real Madrid is heading toward its conclusion. What began as a strategic signing with an immediate impact has gradually faded over the months until it has become an uncomfortable situation for everyone involved. The center-back is no longer a sporting priority, and that is evident both inside and outside the locker room.

Alaba has gone from being undisputed to having a secondary role. The minutes have disappeared, the coaching staff's trust has eroded, and the player is aware that his margin to reverse the situation is minimal. At Bernabéu, patience runs out when performance doesn't follow.

Injuries, the great enemy

If there is one factor that explains this decline, it is the physical one: injuries have defined Alaba's day-to-day life for more than a year. Serious problems, relapses, and a lack of continuity have prevented people from seeing him compete regularly. Every attempt to return has been accompanied by caution... and by new discomfort.

That fragility has weighed heavily on the decision-making process. In a club where the demands are maximum, there is no room for constant uncertainty, Real Madrid needs guarantees and, as of today, Alaba can't offer them. His body no longer responds as it did before, and that conditions any medium-term bet.

Florentino will not make a move

In the offices of Valdebebas, the message is clear, Florentino Pérez doesn't consider a renewal. The defender's contract will come to an end, and there will not be conversations to extend it. It is not an impulsive decision, but the result of a sporting, medical, and financial evaluation.

The club believes that the cycle is over, the defense is already looking to the future, with younger profiles that are less exposed to injuries. Alaba will remain tied to the team until the end of the season, but without real expectations of regaining a leading role. The exit door is open, and everyone knows it.

A silent and disappointing goodbye

For the player, the end is not the one he dreamed of. He arrived as a leader, he won titles, and he was decisive, but soccer doesn't live in the past, and today Alaba doesn't have a place. The feeling is that his departure will happen quietly, without tributes and with a bitter taste.

Real Madrid already assumes his departure as a necessary step. He, meanwhile, is beginning to look at other destinations to extend his career away from the spotlight of Bernabéu, it will be a discreet farewell, almost through the back door. It will be one more in the history of a club that never stops, not even for its old certainties.