Real Madrid confirm signing of goalkeeper Keylor Navas
Los Blancos have announced an agreement with Levante. The 27-year-old, who joins for 10m euros, will sign a six-year deal and be unveiled on Tuesday at 13:00. A statement published on the club’s website on Sunday confirmed:
"Real Madrid C. F. and Levante U. D. have reached an agreement for the transfer of Keylor Navas, who will be tied to the club for the next six seasons.
The player will be presented on Tuesday 5 August at 13:00, in the president’s box in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, after undergoing the corresponding medical.
Subsequently, Keylor Navas will step out onto the turf in the Santiago Bernabeu for the first time in a Real Madrid shirt and will speak to the press in the press room."
Real will pay 10 million euros to meet Navas' buy-out fee, but have not formally activated his release clause and will therefore avoid the tax payments this would have involved.
After proving one of the stars of the 2013/14 Liga BBVA season, Navas offered an exhibition of his immense quality at this summer’s World Cup in Brazil.
His displays in goal helped Costa Rica to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.
With a trio of ‘man of the match’ awards during the tournament, he was one of the three nominees for the Golden Glove.
Last season, he made the most saves in the Spanish top flight (163), with the highest percentage of stops (80.1%) among goalkeepers who played more than five matches.
Conceding 39 goals in 37 games, he contributed to Levante finishing the league campaign with the fifth meanest defence in the division,
bettered only by the four teams in the Champions League places.
Before arriving in Europe, he began his career at Costa Rican outfit Deportivo Saprissa, winning two league titles, two apertura and two clausura championships,
in addition to one CONCACAF Champions’ Cup. In 2010 he signed for Albacete and, after an outstanding season, he moved to Levante.
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