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Real Madrid confident of staving off Manchester United in bid to sign Alphonso Davies
In just over a month, Alphonso Davies will be eligible to agree pre-contract terms with another club. The 24-year-old left-back is expected to leave Bayern Munich upon the expiry of his current contract, and as things stand, Real Madrid are the favorites to secure his services from next summer.
Davies has been on Real Madrid's radar for some time, and while there has been interest from Manchester United and Barcelona, Diario AS say Los Blancos officials are confident that the Canadian international will be signed before the start of the next match will make the switch to Santiago Bernabeu. season.
Real Madrid expect to land Davies, who would join Ferland Mendy and Fran Garcia as left-backs in Carlo Ancelotti's squad. One of those two is expected to leave next summer, although it cannot be ruled out that both will move before the transfer window closes.