{
  "id": 9459677,
  "title": "Alaba joins Okoye at Udinese",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/alaba-joins-okoye-at-udinese-9459677",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T01:48:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/alaba-joins-okoye-at-udinese/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Austrian defender David Alaba has joined Italian Serie A club Udinese as a free agent, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. Alaba, 33, will link up with Nigerian goalkeeper Maduka Okoye upon completing medical tests. The move comes after Udinese confirmed the news, and Romano previously reported that Alaba had reached a verbal agreement with the club, praising him as a \"dream signing.\" Alaba, who has Nigerian roots through his father, has played for Real Madrid since 2021 after a successful spell at Bayern Munich. He is expected to bolster Udinese's defense and provide leadership.",
  "summary": "Austrian defender David Alaba has joined Serie A club Udinese as a free agent from Real Madrid, linking up with Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye. Read More: https://punchng.com/alaba-joins-okoye-at-udinese/",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Alaba joins Okoye at Udinese",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/alaba-joins-okoye-at-udinese",
        "published": "2026-09-24T01:10:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}