Fulham announce third signing from Real Madrid: Transfer fee, contract details revealed

By Ben Sully | 01 Sep 2026 22:21, Last updated: 01 Sep 2026 22:41

Fulham person confirmed the imperishable signing of Manuel Angel from Spanish giants Real Madrid.

The Cottagers person already made usage of Alvaro Arbeloa's Real Madrid connections with the signings of Cesar Palacios and Gonzalo Garcia.

Fulham person been working to reunite Arbeloa with a 3rd Real Madrid subordinate aft identifying Angel arsenic a viable transportation target. 

The West London nine person present unveiled Angel up of the 11pm transportation deadline, with Marca reporting that Fulham person agreed to pay €4m (£3.4m).

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Angel signs three-year contract 

The 22-year-old has enactment pen to insubstantial connected a three-year contract, with an enactment for the nine to widen by a further 12 months. 

“It’s an unthinkable feeling to person signed for specified a legendary nine arsenic Fulham, the oldest successful London," Angel said.

"And to vie successful a league similar the Premier League, wherever each subordinate dreams of playing astatine immoderate constituent successful their career.

"I’m besides looking guardant to experiencing the passionateness of the fans – and, successful particular, our ain supporters astatine Craven Cottage.”

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Angel acceptable for adjacent steps successful his career

Angel made 85 competitory appearances for Real Madrid Castilla aft arriving from Sevilla successful 2018.

After playing nether Arbeloa successful the B team, Angel was fixed the accidental to marque 7 first-team appearances erstwhile the 43-year-old took implicit the reins from Xabi Alonso successful January. 

However, helium has not featured successful Jose Mourinho's plans for the aboriginal stages of the season, and astatine the property of 22, helium needs to beryllium playing regularly if helium is going to proceed his development.

Angel volition anticipation to get that accidental astatine Fulham, though helium volition look contention from the likes of Sander Berge, Shea Charles, Harrison Reed and chap deadline-day accomplishment Hugo Larsson.