Jacobo Ortega has joined Ligue 1 side Strasbourg from Real Madrid on a contract until 2031. AFP
Madrid didn’t provide any details about the deal for the 20-year-old, who scored in the UEFA Youth League final against Club Brugge last season.
After a 1-1 draw, Madrid won the competition — effectively the Champions League for under-19 teams — in a penalty shootout in Lausanne, Switzerland on April 20.
It was the club’s second title in the 12-year history of the UEFA youth competition.
Strasbourg said the forward had signed a contract till 2031.
The French side also signed United States midfielder Gio Reyna from Borussia Mönchengladbach earlier this month.
Strasbourg, in a shared ownership group with Chelsea, placed eighth in Ligue 1 last season and did not qualify for Europe.
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