Official : David Alaba Signs Contract Extension With Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich’s Austrian-Nigerian wing-back David Alaba has ended speculation about his future by signing a contract extension with the Bundesliga champs.

With the former agreement between club and player set to expire at the end of the 2017-18 season, the Austria international will now remain at the Bavarian outfit until June 30,2021.

In his first words after inking the deal, Alaba told Bayern’s official website : “I’m proud that I’ll continue to play for my club. I grew up at FC Bayern and I’ve experienced unbelievably wonderful moments here.

“We’re all hungry to add further trophies to the ones we’ve already won.”

Born in Vienna 23 years ago to a Nigerian dad and a Filipino mom, David Alaba has been on the books of Bayern Munich since 2008.

Before his move to Germany, he spent his formative years at the youth teams of Austria Vienna and SV Aspern.

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Photo Caption : David Alaba with Nigerian female player Queen Ejovwo