Overview
- Real Madrid confirmed on Monday, August 17, 2026, that Jacobo Ortega has joined RC Strasbourg Alsace in a completed transfer.
- Reporting identifies the fee at about €10 million in exchange for 70% of Ortega’s economic rights, with Real Madrid keeping the remaining share.
- Ortega is a 20-year-old graduate of La Fábrica who scored roughly 18 goals across Juvenil A, Real Madrid C and Castilla and helped win the UEFA Youth League.
- The deal includes contractual mechanisms such as matching rights and buy-back options so Real Madrid can preserve control and share in any future sale.
- The transfer follows reported interest from Spanish clubs but gives Ortega a route to first‑team football in Ligue 1 and continues Real Madrid’s recent pattern of monetizing academy talent while retaining upside.