Real Madrid set to pocket €4 million from the sale of academy talent to Premier League club | OneFootball

Alvaro Arbeloa’s move to Fulham after his stint as the Real Madrid manager has resulted in the Premier League side heavily targeting Los Blancos’ youth players.

After all, Arbeloa has worked with all of Castilla’s young talents in the past and is the best candidate to bring them to the big stage.

So far this summer, the former Real Madrid coach has already swooped away Gonzalo Garcia and Cesar Palacios from Real Madrid.

Manuel Angel is England-bound

And as already confirmed, Fulham are close to a third acquisition from La Fabrica. Indeed, Real Madrid’s young academy talent Manuel Angel is close to making his move to Fulham official.

Arbeloa will reunite with Angel. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

According to journalist Jose Luis Sanchez, the English side are set to pay Los Blancos a sum of €4 million for the player’s transfer and will only be purchasing 50% of his rights.

Real Madrid, unsurprisingly, will continue to retain the remaining 50% of his rights as has been their policy with many youth player sales in recent times.

Further, the report also confirms that Real Madrid will retain the right of first refusal over any of the player’s future transfer from Fulham, effectively handing them complete control over his future.

Already in England

As reported earlier today, Angel is already in London and has already undergone his medical tests ahead of the move being finalised.

Set to move to England. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)

Given that Real Madrid have already sanctioned the player’s travel to England, it is clear and beyond doubt that the move will go through this summer. In fact, an official announcement can be expected as early as the coming hours.

Angel was the captain of Real Madrid Castilla last season and has always been seen as one of the academy’s highest-rated players. He had several offers from Spain this summer, but opted to move to England likely on Arbeloa’s request.

Real Madrid, for their part, will hope that the player flourishes in the Premier League so that they can make a sizeable profit on any future transfer.

A return, after all, looks unlikely given the competition in midfield in Jose Mourinho’s squad.