Report: Barcelona rule out David Alaba transfer after position demands

Barcelona had a chance to sign David Alaba. It went out the window after he made a request.

According to a report from Mundo Deportivo, the Catalan giants contacted the Bayern Munich full-back back in January in hopes to find out if the Austrian was willing to join. Barça wanted to know about Alaba's wish before even approaching Bayern for a potential negotiations, and they reached out to the player to find out where he was.

They heard a positive response from the 23-year-old, who said he had interest of joining the world's best team this summer. However, he had one clear condition: a midfield role. Alaba is primarily a full-back at Bayern, although Pep Guardiola has used him as a central…