Lucas Vázquez, 34, has joined Bayer Leverkusen on a two-year deal running until 30 June 2027 and will wear the No. 21 shirt. He left Real Madrid this summer as a free agent after a decade at the club during which he won 23 trophies and five Champions League titles. He has featured predominantly at right-back in recent seasons and progressed through the Real Madrid youth academy, including a loan at Espanyol before returning in 2015. Leverkusen described him as technically gifted, tactically astute and a strong provider expected to influence the team. Leverkusen finished second in the Bundesliga last season.
Bayer Leverkusen have announced the signing of the five-time Champions League winner Lucas Vázquez on a two-year contract. Vázquez, 34, was available as a free agent after leaving Real Madrid this summer. The wide player -- who has featured predominantly at right-back in recent seasons -- won a total of 23 trophies in a decade at the Santiago Bernabéu, becoming one of the LaLiga club's captains.
Vázquez's contract at Leverkusen will run until June 30, 2027, and he will wear the No. 21 shirt, the Bundesliga club said. "We have signed an extremely experienced player, who has won everything there is to win with Real Madrid over the last ten years," Leverkusen managing director Simon Rolfes said. "He has great technique, is well-versed in tactics, a brilliant provider and strategist. Lucas will have a great influence on our game."
Vázquez came through the Real Madrid youth academy before spending a season on loan and Espanyol, and then returning to Madrid in 2015. He was part of the squad which won three consecutive Champions Leagues in 2016, 2017 and 2018, and went on to make himself a useful option at full-back, often filling in for Dani Carvajal, who himself spent a season at Leverkusen in 2012-13.
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