Tuesday, 1st April, 2014
For Daniel Carvajal the last two seasons have been a rollercoaster of emotions. After being sold to Bayer Leverkusen for €5m in 2012, Real Madrid bought him back at the start of the 2013/14 season and he is delighted to have returned to his boyhood club.
Carvajal is a product of Real Madrid’s youth academy. Due to limited opportunities in the first team the defender accepted a transfer to Leverkusen to further his career.
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After a good season under his belt in Germany, the 22-year-old could barely believe it when Real Madrid triggered a buy-back clause in 2013.
"I knew they could sign me again in three years' time, so I worked very hard, but it hadn't crossed my mind that they would come back in for me so soon", the Spanish international told UEFA’s official site.
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Carvajal, a boyhood Real Madrid fan, was delighted at the opportunity to return to his homeland, family and most importantly, his boyhood football club.
"It was a dream come true when I found out, I was quite emotional.
"After spending a year away from my family, to get that news was special."
After spending a year with Bayer Leverkusen, the right full-back returned to Real Madrid at the start of this season and has already made 42 appearances for Los Merengues, including 35 starts.
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