Isco seals £23m Real Madrid move
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Isco disappoints Manchester City by joining Real Madrid
Fee for Spanish playmaker is around £23m
Playmaker starred in Under-21s Championship
Isco has disappointed Manchester City by moving to Real Madrid. The Spain Under-21 playmaker has joined from Málaga on a five-year deal.
Isco, 21, has long been linked with Madrid and the arrival of new coach Carlo Ancelotti, who was unveiled as the successor to José Mourinho on Wednesday, has accelerated the transfer.
"Real Madrid incorporates a new project with one of the best Spanish football players," the club said in a statement.
"Francisco Román Alarcón Isco plays at the Bernabéu for the next five seasons."
Reports in Spain suggest the fee will be in the region of 27m (£23m).
The Spanish club's president Florentino Pérez had earlier said: "He will be presented next week after the medical."
Isco recently starred as Spain's Under-21 team retained the European Championship, scoring three times in their successful campaign in Israel. Ancelotti was asked about the former Valencia man on Wednesday at his press conference.
The Italian said: "From what I have seen of him, it's clear he has a lot of quality. Spain's Under-21 side has a lot of great players and he is one of the best. He could get into any team in the world, so he could also play for Madrid."
Isco would be Madrid's second summer sigining after they re-signed the full-back Dani Carvajal on a buy-back deal from Bayer Leverkusen.
Fee for Spanish playmaker is around £23m
Playmaker starred in Under-21s Championship
Isco has disappointed Manchester City by moving to Real Madrid. The Spain Under-21 playmaker has joined from Málaga on a five-year deal.
Isco, 21, has long been linked with Madrid and the arrival of new coach Carlo Ancelotti, who was unveiled as the successor to José Mourinho on Wednesday, has accelerated the transfer.
"Real Madrid incorporates a new project with one of the best Spanish football players," the club said in a statement.
"Francisco Román Alarcón Isco plays at the Bernabéu for the next five seasons."
Reports in Spain suggest the fee will be in the region of 27m (£23m).
The Spanish club's president Florentino Pérez had earlier said: "He will be presented next week after the medical."
Isco recently starred as Spain's Under-21 team retained the European Championship, scoring three times in their successful campaign in Israel. Ancelotti was asked about the former Valencia man on Wednesday at his press conference.
The Italian said: "From what I have seen of him, it's clear he has a lot of quality. Spain's Under-21 side has a lot of great players and he is one of the best. He could get into any team in the world, so he could also play for Madrid."
Isco would be Madrid's second summer sigining after they re-signed the full-back Dani Carvajal on a buy-back deal from Bayer Leverkusen.
