Real Madrid have reportedly officially completed the signing of Lamini Fati from Leganes.
The 18-year-old's future has been the subject of much speculation in recent weeks, with a number of clubs believed to have expressed an interest in his signature.
However, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Los Blancos have secured his services, with the Spanish and European champions agreeing a €100k (£83,900) fee for the teenager.
The fee is believed to have been close to the buy-out figure in his contract, and he is expected to begin his career with Real Madrid's third team with a view to progressing to Real Madrid Castilla.
Fati has been impressing for Leganes B in Spain's fifth tier, and it is understood that Valencia were in the running for him last year, but Leganes managed to resist interest from Los Che at that moment in time.
Real Madrid have now allegedly added Fati to their talented crop of youngsters, and he will now look to make an impression in the youth side with a view to progressing to first-team level in the future.
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Real Madrid 'secure signing' of Fati from Leganes
Real Madrid's senior side are currently in Saudi Arabia preparing for their Spanish Super Cup semi-final against Mallorca, with the winner of that contest set to face Barcelona in this weekend's final.
"The characteristics and strength of the opposition are the most complicated thing. We respect their qualities and the work done by their coach. They caused us problems in the league and we have to do our job to reach the final," Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti told reporters during his pre-match press conference.
"The team has found new momentum after the tough period we had. It's the first competition of the year and we won it in 2022 and 2024. That brought us motivation and that's what we expect from this Super Cup: that it will bring us motivation and focus for the rest of the season.
"The team is doing much better than we did in the last league game, but every game has its problems and difficulties. We prepare very well for this type of match and there will be no problems in terms of attitude and commitment. The momentum of the last month has been positive.
"When there is a trophy at stake, this team remains highly focused. We had a week off and the players took advantage of it to rest, come back strong, motivated and ready to start the new year well."
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Who are Real Madrid missing for Mallorca clash?
Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao are long-term absentees due to serious knee injuries, while David Alaba remains unavailable despite being named in the squad, but the latter is on the verge of making his return after more than a year out with an ACL problem of his own.
Vinicius Junior can also play despite receiving a two-game suspension, as his ban will only relate to La Liga.
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