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  "id": 9949599,
  "title": "Real Madrid monitoring 20-year-old German defender",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/real-madrid-monitoring-20-year-old-german-defender",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-26T09:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/real-madrid-monitoring-20-old-091500267.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Real Madrid is monitoring 20-year-old German defender Finn Jeltsch, according to Diario AS. The young center-back has made an impression at Stuttgart and was recently called up for the German national team. Jeltsch, who won the World Cup and European Championship with the German U-17 team, is now ready to make his mark in the senior squad. He was quick to establish himself as a starter after joining Stuttgart in January 2025, accumulating up to 2500 minutes last season and playing every minute this season. Jeltsch, who primarily plays as a right center-back, possesses skills such as ball control, dribbling, long passing, and height. Valued at €35 million, Real Madrid sees an opportunity to secure Jeltsch before other major clubs pursue him.",
  "summary": "The Center-back has been one of the areas Real Madrid have particularly emphasized strengthening during the last few years. Last year, they brought in one of the most promising young center-backs in E...",
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  "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."
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