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Jul 16, 2025, 03:05 PM ET
MADRID -- Lucas Vázquez, an important subordinate for Real Madrid during 1 of its astir palmy eras, is ending his stint with the Spanish powerhouse.
The nine and the subordinate said Wednesday that helium is not returning for different season.
"I'm leaving Real Madrid, but Real Madrid volition ne'er permission me," Vázquez said connected societal media. "Wherever I go, I volition proudly accidental that I had the grant of playing for the champion squad successful the world. Thank you for joining maine connected the astir beauteous travel of my life."
Madrid is preparing a farewell ceremonial connected Thursday for the 34-year-old Vázquez.
"Real Madrid would similar to explicit our gratitude and affection to Lucas Vázquez, 1 of the large legends of our club," it said successful a statement.
Vázquez is 1 of the winningest players with Madrid, having helped the nine seizure 23 titles, including 5 Champions Leagues and 4 successful LaLiga. He made 402 appearances, playing mostly arsenic a right-back but besides arsenic a forward, attacking midfielder and contributing disconnected the bench.
"Lucas Vázquez represents successful an exemplary mode the values of Real Madrid, which has made him 1 of the astir loved players by our fans," nine president Florentino Pérez said.
"The fig of Lucas Vázquez symbolizes the hard work, perseverance, humility and winning tone that are indispensable for occurrence successful this shirt. He is simply a subordinate who has the affection and designation of each madridistas. Real Madrid is and ever volition beryllium his home."
Vázquez joined the club's younker academy successful 2007 arsenic a 16-year-old. After a play connected indebtedness astatine Espanyol, helium made his debut with Madrid's archetypal squad successful 2015.
He did not instantly denote his plans for the future.
Madrid is coming disconnected a disappointing play by its precocious standards, losing the Spanish league rubric to Barcelona and failing to scope the last successful the Club World Cup oregon the Champions League.
Vázquez wasn't the lone nine fable to permission the nine up of the 2025-26 campaign, with Luka Modric moving to AC Milan and manager Carlo Ancelotti making mode for Xabi Alonso to instrumentality implicit arsenic coach.
Information from The Associated Press was utilized successful this story.
