Real Madrid Star Announces Departure at The Club Days After Winning Champions League

Real Madrid Star Announces Departure at The Club Days After Winning Champions League

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:03 PM
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  • Real Madrid star Isco has disclosed that he will be departing the club this summer after spending nine solid years
  • And during his time with the Spanish giants, Isco won 19 titles which is an incredible record for the midfielder
  • Isco will now be looking for another club in the transfer window with some clubs in England said to be interested in him

Spanish midfielder Isco has announced that he will be leaving reigning La Liga champions Real Madrid this summer after spending nine glorious years at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Isco's decision is coming just three days after winning the 2022 UEFA Champions League title with Real Madrid as Los Blancos defeated Liverpool in the final.

In the just concluded Spanish La Liga season, Isco did not enjoy active playing time under Carlo Ancelotti as the Spaniard featured for just 407 minutes.

Isco, Real Madrid.
Isco announces departure at club days after winning Champions League. Photo by Alex Gottschalk
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According to the reports on Espana and GOAL, the 30-year-old thanked Real Madrid fans and everyone at the club for the supports they have given him in the last nine years.

Isco's reaction to Real Madrid's exit

“I want to thank my teammates, coaches, coaching staff, physios, kit men and workers at Valdebebas and the Santiago Bernabeu for all the work, love and support that everyone needs and I have never lacked.
''I also want to thank the fans who welcomed me in an incredible way from the first day and who accompany this team to every corner of the world. Goodbye and Hala Madrid.”

Zidane spotted watching former club Real Madrid take on Liverpool as sporting stars grace UCL final

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane, Brazilian great Ronaldinho and many more sporting stars graced the Stade de France for the final of the UEFA Champions League.

Spanish giants Real Madrid face Liverpool in the final of Europe's elite competition in the French capital.

The Stade de France was full of stars, from Zidane to Rafael Nadal, and to Brazil legend Ronaldo.

The game had to be delayed for 30 minutes as stranded fans made their way into the stadium.

Zidane won the UEFA Champions League three times as a coach with Los Blancos and once as a player in the 2002 final against Bayer Leverkusen.

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