The Spanish press is trumpeting that 33-year-old Madrid's "Real" center-back Pepe has decided to leave the "white" ranks after the season.
"Marca" claims that the Portuguese national team defender will sign a very lucrative contract with a Chinese club. The Real team offered the Portuguese to extend the contract for another season, but the defender wanted to commit to a longer period.
It is claimed that Zinedine Zidane will not even look at possible candidates to replace Pepe next summer. The replacement for the Portuguese is already clear - one of the most promising young Spanish defenders Jesus Vallejo, who returned to the club after a loan in Germany.
The 19-year-old footballer, acquired by the Real club in 2015, wore Eintracht Frankfurt's jersey on loan basis this season.
Vallejo is irreplaceable in the Eintracht team and forms a solid line of three center-backs. J. Vallejo appeared 17 times this season, and the Frankfurt team currently holds fourth place in the German league.
J. Vallejo is the defender with the most victories against opponents in the Bundesliga. Here are a few episodes of the young Spaniard's game:
