Of course, with Sergio Ramos having just left the Santiago Bernabeu, the thinking is that Alaba will fill the void left in central defence by the Blancos legend.
“Ramos was so unique in terms of his character and playing style, so I don’t know if anyone can truly replace him,” Andreas Hagenauer, a journalist from Der Standard newspaper, tells
Goal.
“However, I think Alaba can be the most important brick in the new defensive wall Madrid are hoping to construct.
Alaba has certainly already proven himself a leader, for both club and country, in the past; a player with a ferocious winning mentality.
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