David Alaba admits he is still open to “new challenges”, with it possible that ambition could lead him away from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2020.
As things stand, the Austria international is tied to a contract with the Bundesliga champions through to 2021.
Neither side of that agreement wants to run it down to free agency.
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That means a decision will have to be made next summer on whether fresh terms are agreed or a move elsewhere is made.
Alaba is yet to decide which path he will take, with the 27-year-old eager to keep his focus locked on the present for now.