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Yan's big October

Abidjan-born, 19, and already scoring at the Bernabéu.

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Yan's big October
Video: Real Madrid, official upload on YouTube. Watch on YouTube.

  1. Leipzig to Madrid, 6 Aug 2026

    The big-money move

    Real Madrid signed him to June 2033. The fee wasn't disclosed; ESPN's source put it at €125m, plus up to €15m in bonuses.

  2. Real Madrid 4-1 Sevilla, 18 Oct

    Goal, assist, sorted

    He set up Arda Güler's opener, then hit the fourth late on. Eight days earlier he'd scored his first Madrid goal, against Villarreal.

  3. Ivory Coast

    Abidjan's own

    Born in Abidjan in 2006, he played for Ivory Coast at the World Cup this summer, straight off a Bundesliga rookie-of-the-season year at Leipzig.

  4. Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid, 25 Oct

    Clásico, won

    Madrid won his first Clásico 2-1 at Camp Nou, with Mbappé scoring both. Yan was in the move that led to the opener.

Sources

  1. YouTube (I1yeLaFydjM)
  2. aljazeera.com
  3. espn.com
  4. en.wikipedia.org
  5. shafaq.com
  6. si.com
  7. football-espana.net

Picture credits (Instagram and TikTok cards)

  • Real Madrid, Official Video (cards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
  • Video: Real Madrid, played from YouTube. Not copied or hosted here.

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