Kiko Casilla is now a player of the Real Madrid, according to the Espanyol president, Joan Collet, confirmed in a press conference. The transfer was closed this morning for 6 million euros. The player gathered his belongings with his family and could travel to the Real Madrid training camp in Australia as early as tomorrow. He is traveling to the capital today. Casillas forgave a portion of his salary from last season to join the white club.
The Real Madrid had an urgent need for another goalkeeper in this preseason, after the departure of Iker Casillas, and Rafa Benitez wants to see Kiko Casilla in action as soon as possible. In addition, the Espanyol goalkeeper did not want to travel with his team to Austria, where a new training camp begins on Tuesday.
Real Madrid and Espanyol shared the ownership of Kiko Casilla, whose release clause is 20 million euros, so Madrid could take him for 10, although the agreement will be around 6.5. His arrival, in any case, does not exclude the possible signing of De Gea.