Real Madrid have been quite busy in signing new players this summer. They have been busier when it comes to selling players from the youth department.
The likes of Gonzalo Garcia, Cesar Palacios and Mario Martin are among the top names who have left the club for better opportunities elsewhere.
That trend is only expected to continue throughout the course of the summer transfer window, with Jacobo Ortega set to join the list.
Set for a record-breaking move
According to Rodra P, Ortega is set to join RC Strasbourg in a permanent move this summer, although Real Madrid are likely to retain a chunk of the player’s rights.
Ortega will join Gonzalo Garcia in the list of marquee sales from the Real Madrid academy this summer. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
The overall deal value stands at around €10 million, with Real Madrid still retaining 30% of the player’s transfer rights.
That means Real Madrid will be entitled to 30% of the player’s future transfer value. Alternatively, they can also sign the player at a similar discount.
But perhaps more importantly, a deal value of €10 million means Ortega will break the record and become the most expensive sale for a Real Madrid youth player who is yet to make a single appearance for the first-team.
This also comes just hours after reports that claimed Elche CF were interested in acquiring his services, in what would have been a last-minute hijack.
What’s next for Ortega?
Jacobo Ortega will look to get more opportunities at Strasbourg. (Photo courtesy: Instagram/jacobo.ortegaa)
A centre-forward by trade, Ortega will be under the jurisdiction of Hugo Oliveira at Strasbourg, a team looking to improve on their eighth placed finish last season.
The French club have been on the hunt for a new striker this summer, having lost out on star player Emmanuel Emegha to Chelsea.
The team does have Argentine Joaquin Panichelli, but the addition of Ortega should give Oliveira some much needed variety in the number nine position.
Ortega is expected to compete with the likes of Panichelli, Sekou Mara and Milos Lukovic for a place in the starting eleven.