Real Madrid has “opened talks” over a new contract that would keep teenage defender Jesús Fortea at the club beyond his current terms that expire in 2026.
Fortea was denied a fast track path into the first-team in 2024–25, to the surprise of plenty, when senior right-back Dani Carvajal was sidelined for the whole season in October. The only cover was veteran converted winger Lucas Vazquez, who wasn’t always available himself. Federico Valverde also stepped into the breach, but that meant pulling the influential Uruguayan out of the midfield.
