Real Madrid closing in on Chechu signing Transfer Market - LaLiga Santander Another potential acquisition for the future

Signings for the future look set to continue for Real Madrid given they are close to securing the signature of Malaga defender Jose Martinez Lopez, known as Chechu.

The centre-back has been capped three times with the Under-17 national team and has drawn the attention of La Fabrica for his power and physical attributes.

His height of 187 centimetres means that he dominates in the air in both areas.

In addition, Chechu can also act as a left-back and takes advantage of his long stride and good handling of the ball to be a strong offensive outlet for his team.

Chechu started playing the game in 2008 at the age of seven at Murcia before joining Valencia at cadet level and from there, he moved to Malaga in 2016.

He rose through the Cadet, San Felix and Juvenil A this season for Malaga.

At the age of 16, Santi Denia introduced him to the national team and on January 17 of last year, he debuted in a friendly for Spain's Under-17 side, in which they beat Italy 2-0.

His debut in an official game came in March in a 1-1 draw against Serbia but he wasn't included in the final squad for the European Championship that was played in England, where La Roja were beaten 2-1 at the quarter-final phase by Belgium.