The 34-year-old defender, who captained Real Madrid to La Liga and Champions League victories in the 2023-24 season, is nearing the end of his contract at Santiago Bernabeu. With no new agreement expected, the seasoned Spanish international is poised to become a free agent.

While there has been significant speculation about Nacho moving to the United States, particularly to Inter Miami to team up with eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi, he might be heading in a different direction.

According to ESPN, Nacho is in “advanced talks” with Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad, where his former Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema currently plays. The club is reportedly “optimistic” about finalizing a deal, though no agreement has been reached yet.

Currently, Nacho is occupied with Euro 2024 duties, which means a decision on his club future will be delayed. However, it seems that the long-time Real Madrid player is leaning towards a move to the Middle East rather than Miami.

Nacho Fernández

This season he played in total 12 times for 981 minutes for Champions League.

Nacho Fernández  didn’t score any goal for Real Madrid. He procured no assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 1st in Champions League. In the last match Real Madrid won 2-0 against Borussia Dortmund.

Real Madrid performance and stats

Real Madrid is currently 1st in the Champions League with 18 points.

In the last 12 games, it has won 9 times and drawn 3 times. In its last match, Real Madrid won 0-2 against Borussia Dortmund.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 16 goals and conceding 7.​