Real to loan out Lunin

Leganes are on the verge of completing a loan deal for Real Madrid’s Andriy Lunin, according to Marca.

With the arrival of Thibaut Courtois from Chelsea and departure of Keylor Navas being an unlikely scenario despite reported interest from Manchester City, Los Blancos find themselves in a situation where they have a surplus in goalkeeping requirements. Under the circumstances, it’s only logical that they send the youngest man in the department – Lunin, out on loan to gain some valuable experience.

Having previously played for FC Dnipro and Zorya Lugansk, the 19-year-old shot stopper amassed a total of 61 appearances in all competitions over two seasons, before moving to Madrid this summer. He is, however, yet to have his debut for the Champions League holders.

The 6”3′ Ukrainian attracted interest from Rayo Vallecano and Real Valladolid too, but Real Madrid opted for Leganes as they believe his chances of being the first-choice man between the posts are best there.