Real Madrid have registered Carlos Espí as a first-team player with La Liga, a tidy bit of squad housekeeping that also shows where the club see him fitting. He joined from Levante after Madrid activated his €25 million release clause, and he is now listed with the senior squad rather than Castilla. Real Madrid have also made him their fifth signing of the summer to be registered with the league.
Espi’s place in the senior squad
The registration fits the way he has already been used. Espi has made five recent La Liga appearances, played 463 minutes across those matches, and carries a recent average rating of 7. That is enough senior involvement to make a reserve-team registration look unnecessary.
Madrid’s decision is fairly clear on that point. Espi is not being parked for later, he is already part of the first-team group, and the registration matches how the club have handled him on the pitch.
Diomande is still the one left pending
The only unresolved summer registration is Yan Diomande, who is still waiting to be registered with La Liga. That leaves Madrid with one loose end in what has otherwise been a straightforward summer admin update.
Diomande’s case draws more attention because he is described as the most expensive signing in Real Madrid history at €140 million including add-ons. He also wears No. 25, so the delay is more visible than it would be for a lower-profile arrival.
For now, though, the cleaner story is Espi’s promotion to the senior list. Madrid have put one signing where they clearly want him, and the remaining job is to finish off Diomande’s registration before the season picture settles down.
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