Bayern Munich great Lothar Matthaus insists the club doesn't need to hold onto David Alaba.
Off contract in June, it was announced Bayern had withdrawn their last offer to the Austrian regarding a renewal.
With Liverpool and Manchester City keen, Alaba struck in victory over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
And Matthaus told Sky Deutschland: "David is an important player for Bayern. That's why they were able to offer him a good contract. Thomas Müller, Manuel Neuer and Robert Lewandowski is a little more important and therefore above him in terms of salary.
"David's hard to replace. Muller, Lewy and Neuer are irreplaceable.
"I still hope and believe that David will play in Munich beyond this season. But the negotiations have not gotten any easier for him. David is now available on the market and the whole of Europe knows about it. Now it will turn out how much value he actually has in the midst of a global pandemic and whether his advisers have gambled it all away."
