Real Madrid To be presented on July 20

Real Betis and Real Madrid agreed a deal on Thursday afternoon for the transfer of Dani Ceballos, who will move from Andalusia to the Spanish capital for 16.5 million euros.

It is expected that the switch will be made official on Friday and that the player will then be presented on July 20, after which he'll fly out to the United States to work with Zinedine Zidane's squad.

The negotiations between the two LaLiga clubs have been tense and there were moments when it appeared the deal could collapse, which would have obligated Los Blancos to take the approach of depositing the 20-year-old release clause at the LaLiga headquarters.

With the transfer now given the green light, Betis will take in around 15m euros net, while the midfielder can complete his dream of joining the Real Madrid senior squad.