The news came out in Spain like a bombshell: Paulo Iago, the great promise of Real Madrid’s squad for a long time, will leave the club to strengthen Sporting.
Now according to More football It has been confirmed that the agreement between SAD Leonina and Real Madrid is practically closed and will allow the 17-year-old to sign a medium-term contract with the Portuguese club.
The transfer does not include any expenses for Sporting, who acquired the player at no cost, keeping 50 percent of the transfer of Paulo Iago: the other 50 percent goes to Real Madrid.
Now this deal was only possible because the youngster was not happy at Real Madrid, especially since he is still playing for the youth team. And with his contract expiring at the end of next season, he has threatened to leave the club on a free transfer.
Aware of this opportunity, Sporting negotiated a free signing with Real Madrid, which allows the Merengue to keep at least part of the player’s pass. In Alcochete, the youngster will be integrated into the second team, but with the possibility of being called up to the first team with some regularity.
Born in 2007 in Madrid, Paulo Iago recently turned 17. He has been in the Real Madrid factory for ten seasons, he is a very technical and intelligent defensive midfielder, with a great ability to score goals. He is an international for Spain at Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 levels.
