Real Madrid let go of young star for whom the path to the first team through a crowded midfield did not lead

Real Madrid are losing a young star of their reserve team who has long since outgrown it with his qualities, but has failed to break into the first team. So Sergio Arribas is leaving.

Real Madrid have taken a different path in recent years than they did before. The purchases of huge world-class stars have been replaced by purchases of young footballers with huge potential.

We can use Vinícius Jr. or Rodrygo as a model example. The management of the White Ballet invested a lot of money in them, confident that their investment would pay off many times over. You could say that this strategy is the strategy of the club from the Spanish capital.

A minor blemish is that no club’s youngster has been able to break into the first team recently. A few players have been given a chance in cup games or during the season, but there is no question of greater integration.

If we look at the current roster, we see a clear overload in the midfield, which the youngsters from the academy are paying for.

Sergio Arribas is one of them. He has long outperformed the reserve team with his performances, but he has not been among Carlo Ancelotti’s chosen ones.

The twenty-one year old played thirty-four games last season, in which he scored eighteen times. He added seven assists to these great numbers.

Sergio Arribas was a huge driving force behind the selection around the legendary Raúl González, who went all the way to the final of the relegation playoff, which they failed to make, and after a thrilling double-header, Eldense celebrated their promotion to the second league.

The young Spaniard is thus transferring to Almería for the sum of 6 million euros. Real Madrid retains 50% of any sale, as well as the right of first refusal.

Source: Fabrizio Romano – Twitter