Real Madrid are reportedly no longer the frontrunners to sign Bayern Munich defender David Alaba on a free transfer come the summer.
The 28-year-old Austrian, who was a key member of the Bayern side which won the treble last season, is out-of-contract at the end of the season and is likely to move on to pastures new.
His next club is yet to be decided though, and the latest report in Spanish outlet AS states that talks between Madrid and Alaba's agent, Pini Zahavi, are not as advanced as previously reported, and the player himself is thought to favour a move to the Premier League.