Cesc Fabregas still pushing to sign Real Madrid youngster despite new arrival | OneFootball

Although Alvaro Arbeloa was unable to salvage the 2025-26 season for Real Madrid after having taken over from Xabi Alonso in January, the Spanish coach has still left a meaningful legacy at the Merengue club.

His stint on the Real Madrid bench was particularly helpful for some of the youngsters from the youth academy, several of whom made their debuts with the first team under him.

One such youngster was the midfielder Cesar Palacios, who made his debut with the first team in the very first game of Arbeloa’s stint, i.e., the Copa del Rey tie against Albacete that unfortunately ended in a 3-2 defeat for Los Blancos, and thus ended their Copa del Rey campaign.

After that, he also made his Champions League debut in February, in the win against Benfica, and his La Liga debut in March, in the 1-2 win against Celta Vigo. In total, he played in 5 La Liga games, 1 UCL game, and 1 Copa del Rey game, and accumulated around 100 minutes with the first team.

Going into the next season, he is not expected to remain at Real Madrid, as the Merengues want him to join another side to continue his growth and development. In this regard, he has several interesting suitors.

In this regard, the journalist Joel Guerrero reports that the Como manager Cesc Fabregas is still committed to signing the young midfielder, and will do everything possible to get him, despite having signed another player with a similar profile, namely, Mattia Liberali.

Cesar Palacios had recently even reached an agreement with the Italian side, but a written contract was not signed. In recent days, he has moved away from Como. Meanwhile, Fulham, whom Arbeloa had asked to explore his signing, have yet to contact the midfielder.

Going forward, it remains to be seen how he will leave Real Madrid and where Cesar Palacios will be playing next season, but there is no doubt that both Como and Fulham will provide him with a very good opportunity to play at the highest level and continue his growth.