A Real Madrid young star who was labelled as the next Xabi Alonso had his career brutally cut short at the age of just 19. Over the years, a lot of big players have been involved in the Madrid youth system, including the likes of Iker Casillas, Federico Valverde, Dani Carvajal and Alvaro Morata.

Real Madrid has officially announced the signing of highly-touted 17-year-old Argentine sensation Franco Mastantuono from River Plate. The prodigious

Mastantuono, who became Argentina's youngest international player when he made his debut earlier this month aged 17 years and 295 days old, has signed a six-year deal. He arrives at the Bernabeu for €45 million ($80 milion) after Los Blancos agreed to pay his release clause to facilitate the transfer last week.

The mind-blowing adjusted transfer fees of Zinedine Zidane and Luis Figo highlight just how much money Real Madrid have spent over the years. A new leaderboard reveals the most expensive transfers ever, Real Madrid dominating the list.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes his most-recent campaign at the Etihad Stadium would have left him out of work at either Barcelona or Real Madrid.For only the second season in his

At a Real Madrid player unveiling, the new signing spoke flawless Spanish with a huge grin to the surprise fans. The new star’s linguistic flair set a high bar.

Dean Huijsen said he wanted to be at Real Madrid "from day one" as he was presented as the club's first summer signing on Tuesday.