straight to your inboxBayern Munich have put a dent in any plans that Manchester City may have to try and sign David Alaba this summer.
Alaba, who worked with Pep Guardiola during his time at Bayern, has been mentioned as a potential City target due to his experience and ability to play at centre-back and left-back.
The MEN understands City are not actively pursuing Alaba but might go in for him were Bayern to make him available for transfer.
But now Bayern chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has revealed he is "cautiously optimistic" that Alaba will sign a contract extension with the Bundesliga champions."With Alaba, I am cautiously optimistic we will find a solution," Rummenigge told the media on Tuesday.Alaba has less than a year.
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