Actual Madrid have confirmed the anticipated departure of Lucas Vazquez, whose contract with the membership expired earlier this week.
Lucas, who was a distinguished determine for Actual Madrid all through the 2024-25 season attributable to Dani Carvajal struggling an ACL harm, had been a member of the primary workforce on the Santiago Bernabeu for 10 years, having been re-signed from Espanyol in the summertime of 2015.
In complete, he performed 402 instances for Actual Madrid, with the final of these appearances coming in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain in final week’s Membership World Cup semi-final defeat. He’ll play no extra for Los Blancos, because the membership introduced on Wednesday.
“Actual Madrid C. F. publicizes that tomorrow, Thursday 17 July, at 13:00, an institutional act of tribute and farewell to our participant Lucas Vázquez will happen at Actual Madrid Metropolis, with the presence of our president Florentino Pérez.
“Actual Madrid wish to specific its gratitude and affection to Lucas Vázquez, one of many nice legends of our membership.
“Lucas Vázquez arrived at Actual Madrid in 2007, on the age of 16, and performed in all classes of our youth academy from Juvenil C to Castilla. After a season on mortgage at Espanyol, he made his debut with Actual Madrid’s first workforce in September 2015. Since then, he has defended our shirt in 402 video games over 10 seasons, in some of the profitable levels in Actual Madrid’s historical past. In all this time he has received 23 titles: 5 European Cups, 5 Membership World Cups, 4 European Tremendous Cups, 4 Leagues, 1 Copa del Rey and 4 Spanish Tremendous Cups.”
Florentino Perez pays tribute to Lucas
Within the announcement, Actual Madrid president Florentino Perez spoke on Lucas, whom he will likely be alongside throughout Thursday’s farewell ceremony.
“Lucas Vázquez represents the values of Actual Madrid in an exemplary method, which has made him some of the cherished gamers by our followers. The determine of Lucas Vázquez symbolizes the work, perseverance, humility and a successful spirit important to succeed with this shirt. He’s a participant who takes the love and recognition of all Actual Madrid. Actual Madrid is and at all times will likely be his house.
“Actual Madrid needs him and his complete household one of the best of luck on this new stage of his life.”
After the ceremony, Lucas will begin to concentrate on life after Actual Madrid. He has been linked with a transfer to Fenerbahce, which is extra seemingly than him remaining in Spanish soccer, given his allegiance to Los Blancos.