Lucas Vazquez is now teammates with Nigerian internationals Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella at Bayer Leverkusen.
On Tuesday Leverkusen announced the signing of former Real Madrid right back Lucas Vázquez on a free transfer.
The Bundesliga club said Tuesday the 34-year-old Vázquez had signed a two-year deal through June 2027.
“In Lucas Vázquez we have signed an extremely experienced player who has won everything there is to win with Real Madrid over the last 10 years,” the former Bundesliga champions said in a statement.
Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes said: “He has great technique, is well-versed in tactics, a brilliant provider and strategist.
“Lucas will have a great influence on our game with his football finesse and special routine and he will become a key part of our team.”
Rolfes has overseen a major overhaul of the squad that won the 2024 Bundesliga under Xabi Alonso since the Spanish coach returned to Madrid after last season ended, AP reported.
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Key players like Florian Wirtz, Granit Xhaka, Jonathan Tah and Jeremie Frimpong have all left, with Vázquez expected to replace the latter at right back.
Vázquez won a host of trophies with Madrid, including five Champions Leagues and four Spanish league titles after rejoining the club in 2015 following a loan season at Espanyol.
Vázquez joined Madrid’s youth academy in 2007 as a 16-year-old.
He made 402 appearances, playing mostly as a right back but also as a forward, attacking midfielder and contributing off the bench.