On Friday, AC Milan confirmed the permanent signing of Alex Jimenez. The 19-year-old defender arrived at the Serie A giants last summer on loan from Real Madrid, and the buy clause that was part of that deal, worth an estimated €5m, has been triggered.

However, Real Madrid can still have a say in Jimenez’s future, as they tend to do with the vast majority of young talents that they sell. Fabrizio Romano has reported that a buy-back clause was agreed with Milan. Should it be triggered next summer, it would be worth €9m, and it would increase to €12m for 2026.

Alex Jimenez strongly wanted to stay at AC Milan as he’s very happy at the club.

Real Madrid can only buy him back in summer 2025 or 2026 for €9m and €12m respectively. pic.twitter.com/cAq6n7uPeY

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 29, 2024

It means that Real Madrid will no doubt be keeping a close eye on Jimenez’s development at Milan over the next year or two. He featured a few times in the first team last season, and if he can establish himself going forward, it would surely make sense to re-sign him down the line.

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