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Real Madrid academy youngster closing in on Almeria move
Real Madrid have spent much of the summer focusing on signings for the first team but have now pivoted towards sales in Castilla.
The club’s academy is filled with talented players who need regular game time in the upcoming seasons to aid their development.
Los Blancos’ first team is absolutely stacked, and such players will have to move elsewhere to try to build a career for themselves.
Now, according to Arancha Rodriguez, 22-year-old midfielder Manuel Angel appears to be on the verge of leaving the club, with a move to Almeria on the cards.
Almeria move nears completion
The young midfielder is “one step away” from joining the Andalusian side. Only the final details remain before the deal is completed.
For Manuel Angel, the move would offer a clearer route to regular senior football after finding first-team opportunities difficult to come by at Real Madrid.
The midfielder has long been regarded as one of the more technically gifted players to emerge from La Fabrica.
However, it is almost impossible for him to get a look in considering the absolutely stacked midfield at Jose Mourinho’s disposal.
Regular minutes now the priority
Real Madrid currently have several established options in the middle of the pitch, while younger players such as Thiago Pitarch are also being pushed closer to the first-team structure.
That leaves Manuel Angel in a difficult position if he remains.
At this stage of his career, consistent minutes may be more valuable than staying around Valdebebas without a realistic chance of playing regularly.
Almeria could provide exactly that opportunity.
The door is never closed on the future
The most important thing to remember is that an exit for the 22-year-old this summer does not mean his time at Real Madrid has come to an end.
Los Blancos tend to hold the future rights of talented Castilla players they sell to be able to bring them back should they develop as expected.
It gives Angel further motivation to go away, work on his game, become a regular feature at Almeria and put himself on Real Madrid’s radar.
All young players at Real Madrid have the role model of Nico Paz, who has moved to Como and developed into an incredible talent.
Los Blancos may have bought him back and sold him on this summer but they continue to value the development of such talented youngsters.
It remains to be seen whether Manuel Angel’s Almeria move goes through and how he develops at the second-tier club.
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Jose Mourinho was always clear about getting rid of Real Madrid midfielder this summer – report
Real Madrid’s summer transfer window was largely successful, not only in terms of securing key arrivals but also in terms of letting go of players who had no place in the dynamics.
One player who stood out in the second category was Dani Ceballos as the Spanish midfielder was frozen out of Real Madrid’s starting dynamics for several years before his eventual departure.
In the end, the club simply let the player leave as a free agent by accepting a contract termination as they saw the salary space freed as a win compared to his presence.
Mourinho’s clear stance
As confirmed in a recent report by Diario AS, Real Madrid’s new manager Jose Mourinho has no doubt that he did not count on Ceballos for the ongoing season.
Being the straightforward communicator that he is, the Portuguese manager directly informed Ceballos that he did not count on him in any capacity, speaking out loud about a fact that was known as an open secret for a long time.
Having clarity that his situation at the club was not going to change, Ceballos pressed to leave and eventually had his way as the club allowed him to walk out of the front door with no transfer fee.
Times were tense
The Spanish outlet also add that the decision to let the player leave with a contract termination was not easy for Real Madrid to accept, especially given that it is a last resort.
In the negotiations between Ceballos and the Real Madrid hierarchy, there were some moments filled with tension and disagreements.
In fact, there was even an initial exit agreement that was reached which was cancelled in the hope of a better outcome.
Eventually, however, both parties reached a fitting resolution and Real Madrid enabled the player’s departure without any hurdles and Ceballos went on to join Real Betis.
Even that move required the player to take a massive cut on his salary, but the saga worked out well for both clubs as the player. From Real Madrid’s perspective, the space created on the team’s roster was worth its weight in gold.
