Jude Bellingham & Arda Güler send online messages to Real Madrid teammate
Two members of the first-team ranks at La Liga giants Real Madrid have this week forwarded public messages of well wishes to teammate David Alaba.
This comes after the Austrian celebrated his latest birthday.
Advertisement
Defender Alaba is for his part currently in the midst of a fresh spell on the sidelines.
This comes owing to a meniscus injury suffered in his left knee back in April, which has kept the former Bayern Munich man out of action ever since.
On Tuesday, Alaba, in turn, was afforded a rare recent reason to celebrate, upon turning 33 years of age.
And as alluded to above, keen to commemorate the occasion were two of the stopper's youngest teammates.
Midfielder Jude Bellingham first took to Instagram to write:
'Happy birthday big bro! Legend'
And as much was soon followed by a further IG post on the part of Arda Güler, who also unveiled a photo of he and Alaba, tagging his teammate alongside a series of birthday emojis:
Conor Laird – GSFN
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
24 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Nick Woltemade only focused on Germany U21s amid Bayern Munich interest
Nick Woltemade has been front and centre of a transfer to Bayern Munich this week, but Germany's U21 star avoided any questions that arose of a pending transfer to the Bundesliga champions with his sole focus on winning the UEFA European U21 Championship. 'I'm really looking forward to the final and being on the pitch with the guys that I've been playing with for so long,' Woltemade told reporters gathered at the press conference. 'This is a unique opportunity to win the title – that's what we're aiming for. It will be my last U21 international match, and that's why there's a lot of anticipation for the game.' Advertisement When asked about how the background noise affects him, the 23-year-old replied: 'Well, I'm really looking forward to the game,' before a UEFA representative intervened. Pushed for an answer, Woltemade added: 'There are always things happening around you – that affects not only me, but other players as well,' before stating that the final is his only focus: 'It's the only chance in my life that I can win the U21 title, and I'd love to do that.' Germany U21 head coach Antonio Di Salvo also had his say on the matter: 'I'm concerned with 23 players and the final, and I couldn't care less about anything else. We have our focus on preparing the entire team for this game, and nothing else matters at all.' GGFN | Daniel Pinder
Yahoo
34 minutes ago
- Yahoo
"Not spectacular" - Low-key Austria F1 start for upgraded Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc aren't expecting their new Ferrari car floor to make a big impact on their competitiveness after a low-key Friday at Formula 1's Austrian Grand Prix. Ferrari brought a fully revamped floor to the Red Bull Ring, with changes to the body, edges and floor wing, as well as a reprofiled diffuser to go with it. Advertisement The team hopes the new design gives its floor additional aerodynamic load throughout the various cornering speeds, and thus be a net performance boost in all conditions. Read Also: Here's what Ferrari is targeting with its F1 Austrian GP floor upgrades And while Leclerc in particular looked strong over long runs, that gain in performance seems negligible across one lap, with the Monegasque six tenths off FP2 leader Lando Norris, shipping most of the deficit to the McLaren due to lower cornering speeds through the Red Bull Ring's fast Turn 6 and Turn 7 left-handers. Hamilton was another three tenths in arrears, being stronger than Leclerc in traction zones out of slower corners but losing time elsewhere. Advertisement Neither Leclerc nor Hamilton enjoyed a regular day of running, with Leclerc sitting out FP1 for rookie runner Dino Beganovic and Hamilton restricted on long runs due to his early gearbox issues. But while Leclerc dismissed that lack of running as a factor, he did have an uncomfortable time in FP2 marked by a few off-track excursions. "FP1 didn't really compromise FP2. I felt kind of at ease on the track straight away, but not really at ease with the way the car feels," Leclerc reported. "There's quite a bit of work to be done for tomorrow. It doesn't feel like the performance is quite there yet, but hopefully we'll make a step forward. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari Charles Leclerc, Ferrari "Long runs seem to be more positive. We were very similar to the fastest guys. But the problem is that everything is so close that as soon as you start P6 or P7, then in the race it's extremely difficult to come back where you should be. In qualifying, there's a lot of work to be done." Advertisement Leclerc said the new floor delivered the expected aero numbers but said it was hard to feel the difference. "It's very difficult for me to make any comments," he shrugged. "People expect that as a driver you just go with a new part and boom, it's like straight away so much faster. But we are still speaking about very fine gains. And if you didn't do FP1 and if you don't have a reference, it's very difficult to feel. But numbers wise, it does what it's expected to do, and I'm happy with that." Hamilton paid tribute to his team for delivering the new floor and solving his gearbox issues ahead of FP2, but also felt Friday's running was "not spectacular" for the Prancing Horse. "We had a problem in the morning with the gearbox, which was obviously difficult and frustrating for everyone in the garage, because the boys did a great job, kept topping it up," the seven-time world champion said. Advertisement "But you go out and you can only do one lap, so we didn't get the long runs. But I think we recovered okay with it. They did a great job changing the gearbox and getting us ready for P2. "But Charles was six tenths off, and I was close to a second off, so not ideal. We'll make some changes and try to get a little bit closer, but we won't be at the front. "There was a huge amount of work going on to bring the floor, but as you see, it's not necessarily going to change our competitiveness. The car actually doesn't feel bad. It's just we're a huge chunk off, pace wise." Read Also: Spectre of Max Verstappen looms over McLaren pair at F1 Austrian Grand Prix To read more articles visit our website.
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
Revealed: How much Woltemade could earn at Bayern
Revealed: How much Woltemade could earn at Bayern Bayern Munich are hoping to agree a deal with VfB Stuttgart to sign Nick Woltemade after agreeing personal terms with the player. Sky Germany has now lifted the lid on the agreement, which was widely reported on Thursday. Advertisement According to the German outlet, Woltemade has agreed to a contract running until 2030 and will earn a fixed €7.5 million per year at Bayern if the move goes through. With bonuses, the total amount could even rise to €10 million annually. In comparison, Stuttgart reportedly offered the striker around €2.5 million per year to extend his contract. Bayern are said to have informed Stuttgart of their interest and plan to begin negotiations over a transfer fee shortly. Stuttgart have stated publicly that they want to keep Woltemade, but it's been suggested that a fee of around €60 million could persuade them to sell.
