5 former Real Madrid players you would be surprised to know are still active

Real Madrid v AS Roma - UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid v AS Roma - UEFA Champions League

#2 Fernando Gago

Real Madrid v Villarreal - La Liga
Real Madrid v Villarreal - La Liga

Fernando Gago moved through the youth divisions of Boca Juniors and played for the senior group in 2004. His great presentation in the midfield for Boca pulled in enthusiasm from Real Madrid and he was brought in for €20.5 million. The midfielder gave some class exhibitions in the five seasons he was with Madrid.

In his 122 appearances, Gago scored one goal and gave 14 assists. Injuries and the entry of Xabi Alonso and Sami Khedira implied that he would battle to discover a spot in the starting XI, in the 2010-11 season.

This brought about a loan move to Roma for 2011– 12 and after that a permanent move to Valencia for the 2012– 13 season.

The Argentine playmaker went through a lone season with Vélez before moving to his youth club Boca Juniors in 2013. Gago has been with Boca from that point forward and furthermore won a ton of silverware, however reports are surfacing nowadays, of his exit from the club.

He has likewise shown up for the national group and was additionally in the squad when Argentina finished runners-up in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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