Real Madrid identifies Jorge de Frutos to replace Vazquez

Real Madrid have identified Levante’s Jorge de Frutos as a replacement for Lucas Vazquez whose contract expires at the end of the season.

According to a report from Spanish publication Defensa Central, reigning La Liga champions Real Madrid are preparing for life without winger Lucas Vazquez and are lining up a transfer for Jorge de Frutos to replace the Galician.

Vazquez, a graduate of the Real Madrid youth academy, has been an integral first-team member for over the past half-a-decade. While he may not have always been in the limelight, the 29-year-old has gone on to make 236 appearances for the club bagging 26 goals and 53 assists.

Primarily a right-winger, Vazquez has displayed his versatile nature this term, slotting in as a right-back in the absence of Dani Carvajal and Alvaro Odriozola, doing so quite effectively. So far this season, the Spanish international has scored twice and assisted seven more in 30 games in all competitions.

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Despite his understated importance to the team, Vazquez could be on his way out of Real Madrid this summer. Indeed, the 29-year-old’s current contract with Los Blancos runs out at the end of the season and there has been little progress in negotiations over a new deal, with the winger pushing for an exit.