2 weeks ago

Real Madrid youth record transfer; Lee Kang-in joins Atletico

Two big football stories happened on Monday.

First, a young player named Jacobo Ortega moved from Real Madrid's youth team to a French club called RC Strasbourg.

He is 19 years old and was the top scorer in Real Madrid's youth league last season.

Strasbourg paid 10 million euros for most of his rights, which is a record for Real Madrid selling a player who never played for the main team.

Ortega joined Real Madrid when he was 12 and stayed for eight years.

He signed a five-year deal with his new club.

Strasbourg is owned by the same people who own Chelsea.

Real Madrid also made money from selling other young players this summer.

Second, a player named Lee Kang-in joined Atletico Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain.

He is from South Korea and is 25 years old.

Lee said he always wanted to return to Spain because that is where he grew up and learned to play football.

Key facts

Player transferred: Jacobo Ortega (19, Real Madrid C-team)
Transfer fee: 10 million euros (11.6 million U.S. dollars) for 70% of rights
New club: RC Strasbourg (five-year contract)
Record: Most expensive Real Madrid sale for a player who never played in the first team
Strasbourg owners: BlueCo, same owners as Chelsea
Other youth income: Around 50 million euros from Gonzalo Garcia and Cesar Palacios; about 20 million euros in sell-on rights from Victor Munoz
Lee Kang-in move: Joined Atletico Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain
Lee Kang-in age: 25

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