Espanyol have confirmed the transfer of goalkeeper Kiko Casilla to Real Madrid in a club statement (in Spanish) on their official website.
Iker Casillas' departure for Porto left Los Blancos with only Keylor Navas as a senior goalkeeper, but the 28-year-old Casilla has now joined the Bernabeu outfit in a €6 million (£4.2 million) deal.
Real's latest purchase was confirmed by AS, which quoted Espanyol president Joan Collet as saying: "We have reached an agreement with Real Madrid of €6 million for Kiko Casilla."
Casilla also expressed his delight at the move, via AS:
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