MADRID (AP) Real Madrid has signed a six-year deal with French defender Theo Hernandez after securing his transfer from rival Atletico Madrid.
The 19-year-old Hernandez impressed last season while playing on loan from Atletico to fellow Spanish league club Alaves. The left back had been linked to a move to Real Madrid for several months.
Hernandez played for Atletico’s youth teams before his stint with Alaves. Atletico said in a statement that Hernandez had ”rejected on several occasions Atletico Madrid’s offers to renew his contract” that was good through 2021.
Neither club disclosed the financial details of the transfer.