He Bayer Leverkusen made official on Tuesday the arrival of Lucas Vázquez, one of the most laureate players in the recent history of the Real Madrid. The Spanish right side signed a contract for two seasons, until June 30, 2027, after being free at the end of his link with the white club after the Club World Cup.
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“Hello to all the fans. Here I am, stepping on the stadium for the first time. It is impressive, I am looking forward to playing my first game here,” Vázquez said in a video broadcast on social network X by the German institution.
From Madrid to Germany: a race full of titles
The 34 -year -old Galician defender decided to undertake a new stage in the Bundesliga after ten campaigns with the real Madrid. At that time he played 402 official matches, accumulating more than 22 thousand minutes of play, in which he scored 38 goals and distributed 60 assists.
During his passage through the merengue team he won no less than 23 titles, including Five Champions Leaguefour club World Cups, four European Super Cups and four Spanish leagues, among other trophies. A trajectory that made it a silent but indispensable reference within the white wardrobe.
In the Leverkusen, Vázquez will use the dorsal “21” and arrives to cover the decline of the Dutch Jeremie Frimpong, recently transferred to Liverpool. There he will share costumes with the Spaniards Alejandro Grimaldo and Aleix García, under the technical direction of the Dutch Erik Ten Hag, who assumed after the departure of Xabi Alonso towards Real Madrid.
“I am looking forward to continuing my career at the Bayer Leverkusen, the club that Xabi Alonso and my partner in Madrid, Dani Carvajal so much have spoken to me”Vázquez said in statements to the media of the German team.
Expectations in Germany
The player himself explained that he found in the Leverkusen a mentality that fits his style: “My conversations with those responsible have confirmed what they had told me: Bayer Leverkusen is absolutely oriented to victory, is hungry and is focused on the most ambitious objectives. This attitude coincides with my expectations and I am looking forward to fighting for new successes with the Leverkusen.”
From the leadership they also highlighted the importance of their signing. The sports director Simon Rolfes He said that it is “a player with a lot of experience” and recalled that “he has won everything that could be won with Real Madrid in the last ten years.”
The manager also stressed that Vázquez will contribute immediate quality and leadership: “He has a great technique, he is very tactically skillful, an excellent creator of the game and strategist. Lucas will have an enormous influence on our game thanks to his football fineness and his great experience, he will become a pillar of our team.”
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