Official! Nacho leaves Real Madrid, his replacement of $70M is closer than ever and the new Real Madrid's captain

Real Madrid fans have finally gotten their answer regarding Nacho Fernandez's future, as the Spanish defender confirmed that they will leave the club this summer. Real Madrid confirmed the departure of Nacho Fernandez on their social media pages, as he was the captain of the team this past season. Real Madrid's statement read, "Real Madrid CF announces that our captain Nacho has decided to end his career as a Real Madrid player. Real Madrid wants to express its gratitude and affection to Nacho, one of the great legends of our club." COPE reports that now, with Nacho's departure, Real Madrid will spend a lot of money signing his replacement. The Spanish outlets reported that Lille were asking for more than $100 million for Leny Yoro, but they lowered the figure to $70 million. As 2025 approaches, those amounts will continue to decrease. Real Madrid is not going to pay more than $40 million.

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Real Madrid continued to honor Nacho for his time at the club since he joined them when he was younger. His dream of becoming captain of the club came true. He is one of the players who won the most trophies at Real Madrid in the history of the club, with 26 trophies after the Champions League win a few weeks ago.

The statement said, "Nacho arrived at Real Madrid in 2001, when he was only 10 years old, and has played in all categories of our youth team until becoming a first team player in 2012. Since then, he has defended our shirt for 12 seasons in one of the most successful in the history of Real Madrid. In all this time he has played 364 games and has won 26 titles: 6 European Cups, 5 Club World Cups, 4 European Super Cups, 4 Leagues, 2 Copas del Rey and 5 Spanish Super Cups."

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Nacho's message to Real Madrid fans

Nacho sent a long message to Real Madrid fans about his departure from the club on his Instagram. Nacho said, "I want to dedicate a few words to you to express everything I feel right now. I say goodbye to the club of my life, Real Madrid. I arrived at the age of 10, I trained as a person and as a player, I learned to win and lose, to fight and suffer, to enjoy, and to always live with enthusiasm and determination. I learned everything I am today. I have been coming to train every day at the same place for almost 25 years, which is said soon, learning the values of madridismo, giving my life and fighting for this shield: you have given me everything."