Espanyol president Joan Collet has said Real Madrid risk losing any sell-on fee they would receive for Kiko Casilla if they do not act this summer.
The goalkeeper had an outstanding season for the Catalan side and has been linked with a move away to a bigger club, including back to Real Madrid, where he grew up in the youth team.
Los Blancos retain 50% of the player’s rights, meaning they would share any transfer fee received by Espanyol should the keeper leave for another club. But with just 12 months remaining on his current deal, there is a danger Casilla could leave for free next summer, and Los Blancos miss out on any money.
Collet warned Madrid that they should act this summer if they want to take him back to the Santiago Bernabeu. There is much talk of change between the sticks at the 10-time European Cup winners, with the futures of Iker Casillas and Diego Lopez in doubt. After his World Cup heroics with Costa Rica, Keylor Navas has also been touted as potential arrival.
“We’ve talked to them at different times and in one of them they had no clear position, and since then we’re still waiting,” Collet stated.
“The [50%] clause was imposed by Madrid and we understand it because we would do the same if it was Espanyol. “But we all run the risk that next year the sale is lost and in this case, Madrid run the risk of losing their share.”
