Making sense of the noise - Inside the Alphonso Davies negotiations with Bayern Munich

Alphonso Davies is set to sign a new long-term contract at Bayern Munich. Once signed, the deal will end one of the biggest soap operas in German football. But how much of it was just noise?

• ALPHONSO DAVIES HAS GONE TO MADRID

• NO, HE IS BACK AT BAYERN

• NO, HE IS OFF TO MAN UTD, FOR REAL THIS TIME

• NO, HE IS BACK AT BAYERN

• NO, CONTRACT TALKS AT BAYERN HAVE FALLEN THROUGH

• SIGNS FOR REAL MADRID

• SIGNS DEAL AT BAYERN UNTIL 2029 – NO, REALLY!

Although we have surely missed some steps, that’s the Alphonso Davies contract negotiations in a nutshell. There haven’t been many contract negotiations in recent memory with more noise than the constant back-and-forth between Bayern Munich and Davies’ agency, ATG Management.

Now, it appears to be finally over—no, really. As this writer reported on Transfermarkt, Davies is set to sign a new contract at Bayern Munich until 2029 with a potential option for 2030. Sources differ on how much Davies will earn.

The salary will be between €15-20m depending on who you ask. Some finer financial details might depend on whether it will be a four or five-year deal. Either way, it is a significant package that, in its entirety, could reach €100m.

That seems like a big deal. But make no mistake, replacing Davies would have been even more expensive. Theo Hernández, who was linked as a potential Davies replacement, has a market value of €50m. It's hard to imagine AC Milan letting him go for any less, plus Hernández’s salary would have been just as much as what Davies demanded.