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Dani Ceballos Completes Real Madrid Transfer from Betis on 6-Year Contract

Real Madrid completed the signing of midfielder Dani Ceballos from Real Betis on Friday, with the 20-year-old penning a six-year deal at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Los Blancos confirmed the move for the Spaniard, who graduated from the youth ranks at Betis to the senior squad in 2014, on their official website. As reported by AS, Ceballos will be unveiled to Madridistas on Thursday at the Bernabeu.

Even a club of Madrid's calibre will consider this deal to be a coup. According to Dermot Corrigan of ESPN FC, Barcelona were also keen on signing the midfielder.