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Confirmed: Real Madrid's Man Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea target signs deal to join Espanyol
MARCO ASENSIO has joined Espanyol on a season-long loan deal from Real Madrid.
Marco Asensio has signed for Espanyol on a season-long loan deal
The young Spanish star is one of Europe's hottest properties and was understood to have been the subject of bids from 20 different clubs in January.
Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea are all believed to have shown an interest in taking him back then.
But Asensio - then at Mallorca - opted to stay in Spain and move to the La Liga giants.
He was immediately loaned back to Mallorca and, after returning to the Bernabeu, will complete another temporary switch for the whole of the next campaign.
COMUNIADO: El Real Madrid y el Espanyol han acordado la cesión del jugador Marco Asensio para la temporada 2015-2016. pic.twitter.com/2NsxxK43an
— Real Madrid C. F. (@realmadrid) August 20, 2015
"Real Madrid and Espanyol have agreed the transfer of the player Marco Asensio to the 2015-2016 season," Real posted on Twitter.
While yet to make his senior debut for Real, he scored three goals in 19 appearances for Mallorca in the Spanish Segunda division last season.
The 19-year-old has been capped twice by the Spanish Under-21s and netted eight times in 12 matches for the Under 19s.