Fulham have signed Real Madrid youngster Manuel Angel, according to Fabrizio Romano. The youngster will finally move to the West London outfit on deadline day, as a transfer out of Real Madrid was inevitable.
According to reports in Spain, Angel will join Fulham for 4 million euros, and Real Madrid will retain 50% of his rights, which is more than what they have for Gonzalo Garcia and Cesar Palacios - who also joined Fulham earlier this summer.
Angel, now 22 years old, would not have stayed at Real Madrid for another season because his contract would expire in 2027, and the club would not have wanted to lose him for free.
It is also worth noting that generally, for Castilla players, leaving when you are 22 years old is considered late. Most players leave at around 20 to 21, with some staying till 22 or, sometimes even 23, but not beyond that.
Alvaro Arbeloa is giving so many Real Madrid academy players a chance to succeed
This transfer means that Alvaro Arbeloa has signed three of Real Madrid's most talented academy players to come out of the club in recent years, and he deserves a lot of credit for helping these clubs out.
Real Madrid's academy is generally considered very underrated, with so many good players out playing for top level clubs, and yet, no one talks about many of them.
Because Barcelona's academy players slot straight into their team, while Real Madrid's don't, it is considered that Los Blancos' academy isn't good enough. That is not true. These players may not be good enough for Real Madrid, but they are good enough for most clubs in the world, which is what the point of La Fabrica is.
Arbeloa is now helping the club put these players on the map. So many players from recent Fabrica teams have now gone to top level teams. Cesar Palacios and Gonzalo Garcia are now getting the opportunities to play alongside Angel at Fulham. Two of these three players got their first games for the senior team because Arbeloa laid the foundations for them to start.
Now, they are at a top level club, and this would hopefully kickstart their post-Fabrica career in the best possible way. All these young players need is consistent game time and a healthy environment to develop, and Arbeloa is providing these three with both of those things.
They join Nico Paz, Victor Munoz and so many other clubs in playing for a top team from just one generation of Castilla graduates, and there are plenty more talented players still at the club, which will no doubt have the same fate.
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