Fede Valverde is capable of becoming Real Madrid’s midfield version of Sergio Ramos, claims Diego Forlan, with the Uruguay international expected to thrive in Spain.
The highly-rated 21-year-old was snapped up by the Blancos in 2016, with his signature secured with one eye on the future.
Forlan had spent the 2015-16 season playing alongside Valverde at Penarol prior to his big-money switch to Europe.
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The former Atletico Madrid striker claims to have been in no doubt that his fellow countryman would succeed at Santiago Bernabeu.