🚨 Official: Arbeloa takes his Castilla captain to Fulham | OneFootball

Real Madrid and Fulham FC have agreed on the transfer of Manuel Ángel. The defender thus brings to an end an eight-season spell with the Madrid club.

According to Marca, the deal comes after Fulham failed in their attempt to sign Thiago Pitarch, whose departure was blocked by Mourinho and the Madrid club.

With that door closed, Arbeloa turned his attention to Manuel Ángel, his captain at La Fábrica and a player who had been on the way out all summer after spending several months under the first team last season.

Manuel Ángel joined the Madrid setup in 2018, at just 14 years of age, coming through the youth academy. He was a key figure in the reserve side’s success: he lifted the Copa del Rey Juvenil in 2022 and, a year later, won the treble with Juvenil A (League, Copa del Rey and Copa de Campeones).

The Fulham coach had been closely following the academy product’s situation, and his delicate position in the market has allowed Arbeloa to bring him back at the last minute. The deal has been finalized at around €4 million for 50% of his rights.

Manuel Ángel thus joins the Premier League from Real Madrid, as Arbeloa, Gonzalo and Palacios did before him. 

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