Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says he is confident David Alaba will agree a new deal at the German champions.
The defender has just a year left to run on his current deal and has been linked with a move to Chelsea, who are keen to strengthen at full-back.
Liverpool, Barcelona and PSG are also said to be monitoring Alaba's situation at Bayern Munich, who face a similar issue with Thiago Alcantara.
Yet, whilst Alcantara looks set to leave, Rummenigge is more confident that Alaba will stay at the club.
Alaba has been forced to play in different roles than his natural left-back position this season but Rummenigge says that was through necessity, rather than the Austrian falling down the pecking order.
"First of all, I have to say about David that he had a great season," Rummenigge told Sky Germany .
"It was born out of necessity that he had to play at centre-back because we had several injuries, and then Hansi Flick put him in this position.
"He did it with flying colours.
"We haven't had a 'chief' in defence for some time now, one who really takes the reins in hand and sets the tone there and simply acts as the head of the defensive unit - he did that.
"This has been seen especially in these coronavirus times. In these empty stadiums, his instructions showed how well he organised it at the back.
"Even with his style of play he is a very, very important player for us, we don't need to talk about that.
"I am nevertheless optimistic that at the end of the day we will find a solution that David will even end his career here.
"He is the first player to play again at this level like Franz Beckenbauer back then, taking the reins. I think David knows what he has at Bayern, and we know what we have in David."
