{"id":63319,"date":"2026-07-30T21:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/63319\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T21:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:15:10","slug":"real-madrid-agree-deal-to-sign-levante-striker-carlos-espi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/63319\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid agree deal to sign Levante striker Carlos Espi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Espi is set to join Madrid on a five-year deal Alex Caparros\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

July 30, 2026 Updated 4:40 pm EDT<\/p>\n

Real Madrid have agreed a deal to sign Levante striker Carlos Espi.<\/p>\n

Madrid and Levante announced on Thursday that an agreement had been reached for Espi to move to the Bernabeu on a five-year contract through to 2031.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old striker had a \u20ac25million release clause in his Levante contract.<\/p>\n

The Athletic reported on June 24 that new Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho wanted to sign a striker this summer, but the club required a first-team departure before making the addition to the squad.\u00a0 On Thursday, The Athletic reported that Fulham were set to sign 22-year-old Madrid forward Gonzalo Garcia<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Madrid have signed Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries, Bernardo Silva and Marc Cucurella during this transfer window. The Spanish club are also working on deals to secure RB Leipzig\u2019s Yan Diomande and Manchester City\u2019s Rodri.<\/p>\n

Espi, who has represented Spain at under-19 and under-20 levels, came through Levante\u2019s youth academy after joining the club in 2022. He made his first-team debut in February 2024 and his La Liga debut in August 2025.<\/p>\n

Espi scored seven goals in 38 games in La Liga 2, Spain\u2019s second division, before scoring 11 La Liga goals in 25 games last campaign.\u00a0He scored 20 goals in 66 games for Levante.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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