Liverpool 'outbid Real Madrid for David Alaba with £9m-a-year contract'

Liverpool have reportedly offered David Alaba a £9m-a-year contract as the English champions look to win the race for the Bayern Munich defender.

Alaba's deal at the Allianz Arena is due to expire in June, and as it stands, the Austria international will leave the German champions on a free transfer.

Real Madrid are believed to be at the head of the queue for the 28-year-old, who has made 19 appearances for Bayern during the 2020-21 campaign.

However, according to Italian journalist Romeo Agresti, Liverpool have offered the centre-back a contract worth £9m a year to turn down Los Blancos and make the move to Anfield.

The Reds have had serious injury problems at the back in the first half of the 2020-21 campaign, with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip all currently on the sidelines.

Alaba has made over 400 appearances for Bayern since debuting in 2010.