Former Real Madrid defender David Alaba joins Udinese

[p]The Austria defender is a four-time Champions League winner, having lifted the trophy twice with both [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern Munich[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Madrid[/a].[/p][p]The 34-year-old joins an [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/udinese/rXw8YKDE/"]Udinese[/a] side with just four points from their opening five matches of the Serie A season, after finishing 10th in the Italian top flight last term.[/p][p]"[b]I've had so many experiences and won so much throughout my career, but one thing hasn't changed - I want to win again[/b]," [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alaba-david/hKx3nCTp/"]Alaba[/a] said in an Udinese statement after signing a deal until the end of the season.[/p][p]"[b]I want to compete again. And I want to achieve something special once more. That is the mindset I'm bringing to Udinese[/b]."[/p][embed guid="722693dd-5fe1-407c-8c65-f6b017273193" url="https://x.com/Udinese_1896/status/2103085679815324140" social-type="twitter" /][p]Alaba has not played since captaining Austria at the World Cup, where they were knocked out by eventual champions Spain in the last 32.[/p][p]He has made 117 appearances for his national side, scoring 15 goals.[/p][p]Last season was the first time Udinese posted a top-half finish in Serie A since the 2012/13 campaign, while they have not played in Europe for 13 years.[/p][p]"[b]I certainly haven't come to wind down my career[/b]," insisted Alaba.[/p][p]"[b]I'm still too ambitious for that, and I still strongly believe in what I can do on the pitch[/b].[/p][p]"[b]I want to keep pushing, perform at the highest level in Serie A week in and week out, and achieve something meaningful. I'm really excited about this challenge, and I still have a lot to prove to myself[/b]."[/p]