Real Madrid midfielder Angel joins Fulham as part of Arbeloa's Spanish overhaul

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arbeloa-alvaro/CO9bjrLo/"]Arbeloa[/a] finally got his man on the final day of the transfer window, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fulham/69ZiU2Om/"]Fulham[/a] signing the 22-year-old midfielder, who was captain and one of his most trusted players during his time coaching within [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a]'s youth setup.[/p][p]Arbeloa had initially targeted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pitarch-pinar-thiago/GQciGBE5/"]Thiago Pitarch[/a], who featured regularly during the half-season he spent in charge of Madrid’s first team at the Bernabeu. That move, however, was blocked after Jose Mourinho, now in charge of the senior team, ruled it out. [/p][embed guid="41ee98cb-1430-4d98-9e0d-4fbd31a18e72" url="https://x.com/FulhamFC/status/2094889280317395283?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Attention then returned to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/manuel-angel/67fjsJDM/"]Angel[/a] and an agreement was reached. The deal is reportedly worth about €4 million (£3.4m) for 70% of the midfielder’s registration rights.[/p][p]Angel, who made four appearances in La Liga last season, had fallen out of favour and was subsequently sidelined at Castilla. With Arbeloa now offering him a route out, the midfielder has been handed a fresh opportunity in England by a coach who knows him better than most.[/p]