Chelsea are the only Premier League club who have offered a contract to David Alaba, according to reports.
The Austria international is expected to leave Bayern Munich when his current deal expires on June 30.
However, despite Chelsea’s interest in the versatile defender, they look set to miss out on his signature.
Alaba has reached a verbal agreement with Zinedine Zidane’s side and will sign a four-year contract keeping him at the club until 2025.
Chelsea did table a deal but reports suggest they were not willing to match Alaba’s wage demands.
With no transfer fee required, Alaba is thought to be holding out for £400,000 per week.
The Chelsea hierarchy are admirers of the Bayern man but they were not prepared to smash the club’s wage structure for him.
Thomas Tuchel’s side beat Newcastle 2-0 on Monday to move up to fourth place in the Premier League table.
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