Getafe's statement, as reported by Europa Press, sets the contract until 30 June 2027, while Reuters reports it as running until the end of the season. Blick gives summer 2027.
7sur7 reports the deal came too late for group-stage registration, so he can only play if Getafe qualify for the next round. G4Media reports he will miss Getafe's first Conference League match against Universitatea Craiova on Thursday, 15 October at 19:45.
Reuters reports 451 appearances for Real Madrid and six Champions League titles. Trophy totals differ: 27 in Reuters and Europa Press, 29 in G4Media, JN and Notícias ao Minuto.
Getafe sit 14th in LaLiga with eight points from eight games, after a 3-0 defeat to Barcelona on Saturday, 10 October. Reuters says Carvajal could face Real Madrid in January.
Getafe announced on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, that they had signed Dani Carvajal, the 34-year-old right back who left Real Madrid as a free agent in June. Europa Press reported that his contract with Real Madrid ended at the close of the last season. The club's statement, as reported by Europa Press, sets the contract until 30 June 2027, while Reuters describes it as running until the end of the season. Blick gives the end of the deal as summer 2027. Europa Press also reported that Getafe president Ángel Torres had said about a week earlier that Carvajal had already passed a medical. Blick reported that the player is already training with his new side.
Carvajal came through Real Madrid's academy and spent 13 seasons in the first team, according to Europa Press, with his last appearance for the club on 23 May. Reuters counts 451 appearances for Real Madrid and says he is one of only five players to have won the Champions League six times. The trophy total is reported differently: 27 by Reuters and Europa Press, and 29 by G4Media, JN and Notícias ao Minuto. He also spent a season at Bayer Leverkusen and earned 51 caps for Spain, winning Euro 2024 and the 2023 Nations League. 7sur7 reports that he was not called up for the 2026 World Cup after a season disrupted by injuries.
Getafe's statement stressed the experience and leadership the player will bring to the squad, and welcomed him to the club. The club wrote:
“At Getafe CF we want to welcome Dani Carvajal and wish him much success in this new stage.”
Europa Press reported that Carvajal would also play in the Conference League under coach José Bordalás. However, 7sur7 reports that the deal was not finalised in time for the group stage, so he can only feature in the competition if Getafe qualify for the next round. G4Media reports that Getafe's first Conference League match is against Universitatea Craiova in Bănie on Thursday, 15 October at 19:45, and that Carvajal will miss it. Getafe sit 14th in LaLiga with eight points from eight games, after a 3-0 defeat to Barcelona on Saturday, 10 October. Reuters notes that Getafe are scheduled to visit Real Madrid in January, when Carvajal could face his former club for the first time.
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Getafe have signed Dani Carvajal, the 34-year-old right back who left Real Madrid as a free agent in June, on a deal the club says runs to 30 June 2027. The LaLiga side sit 14th with eight points from eight games.
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