David Alaba was officially presented today at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium – new Real Madrid defender took ownership over the famous number four uniform, which Sergio Ramos wore before he left to Paris Saint-Germain.The former Bayern football player arrived in the Spanish capital as a free agent and immediately took over the burden of being the successor of the former captain, who also changed the environment after the expiration of his contract with the previous club.”Thank you very much for the warm welcome. This is a huge day in my career, I’m very excited, proud and thankful to wear this Real Madrid jersey. Hopefully we can achieve a lot of success together. Hala Madrid!” said the Austrian defender at the promotion.¡Nuestro nuevo nº4⃣ !👉 @David_Alaba#WelcomeAlaba pic.twitter.com/G7YQkljOtp— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) July 21, 2021 Florentino Perez, first man of Real Madrid, did not hide his joy over this deal now being fully completed.”I want to thank you, David, for choosing Real Madrid to continue to develop your career. You are joining us from one of the world’s biggest clubs, Bayern Munich, a club that is a friend of ours and where you have won a remarkable 28 titles in total. You arrive at Real Madrid with the utmost recognition and respect from all football fans”, Perez said.Alaba arrived in Madrid after more than a decade of experience with the first team of Bayern – he signed a contract with Real until the summer of 2026. The captain of the Austrian national team will have quite a task in the upcoming period to compensate for the departure of Ramos, who signed for the French giants.
