Real Madrid sell academy duo Garcia and Palacios to Fulham for £42.3m

Real Madrid have agreed to sell striker Gonzalo Garcia, 22, and midfielder Cesar Palacios, 18, to Fulham for a combined fee of £42.3m (€50m). Garcia, who was the top scorer at last summer's Club World Cup, is valued at around £34m, while Palacios, who made his senior debut for Madrid in January, is priced at about £8.5m. Both players came through Real Madrid's youth academy.

Fulham's new head coach, Alvaro Arbeloa—a former Real Madrid first-team coach and academy staff member—has been a driving force behind the deal, using his familiarity with the players to bring in talent he knows. For Nigerian fans following European transfers, this move highlights Fulham's strategy of targeting young, LaLiga-connected players under Arbeloa's leadership.

The transfers come as Fulham look to strengthen their squad ahead of the upcoming Premier League season. Garcia's goal-scoring record and Palacios' early senior experience suggest both could contribute immediately. Will these signings lift Fulham's competitiveness in England's top flight, and might they encourage more LaLiga-to-PL moves focusing on emerging talent?

SOURCE: https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/31/transfer-real-madrid-agree-deal-to-sell-two-players/