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Malaga loans Llorente from Real Madrid

Real Madrid defender Diego Llorente will spent the 2016-17 campaign on loan at Malaga.

Malaga has secured the services of promising defender Diego Llorente from Real Madrid on a one-year loan deal.

The Rosaleda outfit was keen to strengthen its defense ahead of the 2016-17 campaign and has now found its man in Llorente.

The 22-year-old is a product of the Madrid youth academy and made his official debut for the Santiago Bernabeu side in June 2013

He spent last season on loan at Rayo Vallecano in order to gain valuable first-team experience as Madrid sees him as an important player for the future.