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Bayern Munich star reveals love for Arsenal and leaves door open for Premier League move

David Alaba

The Austria international has a contract with the German champions until the summer of 2021 and is not agitating for a move, but admitted it is something that he could consider later in his career.

“I can imagine trying something else but I really feel very comfortable at Bayern,” he told BILD.

“Every year there a new challenges and new objectives, and the pressure will always be there. I'm happy in Munich but of course I can imagine seeing something else [in the future].”

When quizzed on where he could go if he decides to leave the Bundesliga, Alaba said: “Spain, England. In Spain it would be the two big clubs, I guess? Real or Barcelona. Also the big clubs [in England].”

When quizzed on his Arsenal fanhood as a child, he added: “Yes, I was. When you've been an Arsenal fan as a kid you will be one your whole life in some way.”

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.