Overview
- Gabriel Deck completed his Spanish naturalization process that was finalized on July 28 and will no longer occupy a non‑EU roster slot for Liga Endesa competitions.
- Under ACB rules Deck will count as an EU-registered player but does not qualify as a homegrown or cantera player, so the club gains no locally trained quota.
- The 31-year-old forward remains under contract with Real Madrid for two more seasons and will be available to Pedro Martínez under his new registration status.
- Freeing Deck’s extracomunitario place gives Real Madrid clear flexibility to register another foreign player for domestic competition and to avoid seasonal squad cuts tied to non‑EU limits.
- Spanish naturalization required several years of residence and passing language and civics exams, and the move resolves a roster squeeze that last season forced Madrid to choose between three non‑EU players for matchday lists.