Real Madrid defender Alvaro Odriozola set for Bayern Munich loan switch

Exit looming: Alvaro Odriozola is closing in on a move to the Bundesliga
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Ben Hayward21 January 2020

Real Madrid right-back Alvaro Odriozola is set to join Bayern Munich on loan for the rest of the season.

The former Real Sociedad defender is in his second season at the Santiago Bernabeu, but has not featured since his red card in Los Blancos' last defeat – the 1-0 loss away to Mallorca in October.

Odriozola was absent from training on Tuesday and coach Zinedine Zidane admitted in his latest press conference that the 24-year-old was close to a move.

"He has an option to leave," the Frenchman said as he spoke to the media ahead of Madrid's Copa del Rey clash against Unionistas de Salamanca on Tuesday.

"But there is nothing official yet."

The Spanish international has played just 27 games since signing for Real in 2018, with only five of those appearances coming during the current campaign.

At Bayern, he will provide competition for French World Cup-winning defender Benjamin Pavard, with Joshua Kimmich expected to feature in midfield.

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