Real Madrid midfielder Asier Illarramendi completed a move back to his boyhood club Real Sociedad on Wednesday, bringing an end to his two-year stay in the Spanish capital.
Sociedad confirmed the news on Twitter, which was translated by AS English:
Official announcement from RS confirming the Illarramendi 6 yr.deal. His presentation will take place at 19h tonight https://t.co/j0O3Gjkmg3
— AS English (@English_AS) August 26, 2015
Real Madrid also noted the player's exit.
Illarramendi spoke of his joy of returning home to La Real, as reported by AS (translated via ESPN FC).