{
  "id": 4217728,
  "title": "Real Madrid’s imminent new signing will earn €800,000 annual salary – report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/real-madrids-imminent-new-signing-will-earn-800-000-annual-salary",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T15:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/real-madrid-imminent-signing-earn-151500970.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Real Madrid are set to sign 19-year-old Sergio Martinez from Racing Santander, the Spanish club has been reported to have agreed a deal worth around €3 million. The young talent is highly regarded across Europe and has been linked with several top clubs, including England, Germany, and Saudi Arabia. Martinez will join Real Madrid immediately and will play for Castilla under Julian Lopez de Lerma, while earning an annual salary of nearly €800,000. He will not be loaned back to Racing and has rejected offers from other clubs. The signing comes at a crucial time for Castilla, as the team has experienced significant turnover this summer, with a number of talented players either leaving or being linked for transfer. Real Madrid's manager, Jose Mourinho, is personally involved in the deal and expects Martinez to train with the first team, where he is already considered a major talent.",
  "summary": "Real Madrid appear to have made yet another coup in the transfer market, with Sergio Martinez set to join the club from Racing Santander.The Martinez deal has already received the customary ‘here we...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Malaga coach reveals how his side plans to approach daunting Real Madrid trip: ‘If we think of drawing, we’ll concede eight’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/malaga-coach-reveals-how-his-side-plans-to-approach-daunting-real",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:25:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}