According to Spanish media defensacentral, Real Madrid hopes to refer to Hazard's contract that year to pay Alaba's remaining contract salary and terminate the contract with him in advance.

Western media said that Real Madrid is willing to terminate the contract with Alaba and pay half of his remaining contract salary, just like the situation in Hazard that year. Real Madrid agreed to pay Alaba 5 million euros (equivalent to 10 million euros before tax) and give him freedom, which would save the team more than 15 million euros in salary expenditure.

Real Madrid has promised new coach Xavi Alonso that if they successfully terminate the contract with Alaba, they will try to sign Liverpool central defender Conat. Connate has only one year left in his contract with Liverpool, and Real Madrid will take advantage of that. In order to avoid repeating Arnold's mistake of leaving the team freely this summer, Liverpool is likely to be willing to start negotiations.