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Leeds United’s Kiko Casilla comments on future Real Madrid return

Kiko Casilla of Leeds United prior to the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds United and Nottingham Forest at Elland Road on August 10, 2019 i...
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Kiko Casilla left Real Madrid for Leeds United in January 2019.

Kiko Casilla of Leeds United  during the Carabao Cup match between Salford City and Leeds United at Moor Lane, Salford on Tuesday 13th August 2019.

Leeds United goalkeeper Kiko Casilla has told AS that he misses Real Madrid and is hopeful of returning to the Spanish and European giants in the future.

Casilla joined Leeds in the Championship in England in January 2019 after leaving Madrid.

The 32-year-old Spain international has established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper at Elland Road.

The former Espanyol star came through the ranks at Madrid, and the Spaniard has said that he misses Los Blancos.

Casilla has also said that he hopes to return to Madrid in the future.

Casilla told AS: “When you leave a club that you have loved so much and in which you have felt loved, you always miss it, you always wish the club the best and you are one more fan.”

When asked about a return to Madrid, the Spaniard said: “I don’t know, hopefully.”

Kiko Casilla makes a save during the Carabao Cup match between Salford City and Leeds United at Moor Lane, Salford on Tuesday 13th August 2019.

Important player

Casilla made some costly errors towards the back of last season, but there is no doubt that the Spaniard is a very good goalkeeper and is a key figure in head coach Marcelo Bielsa’s team.

It is hard to see Leeds sell the Spaniard in the middle of the 2019-20 campaign, and the 32-year-old should be at Elland Road until next summer at least.

Leeds are aiming to finish in the top two of the Championship table this season.

Leeds United goalkeeper Kiko Casilla gestures to team mates during the match between the Western Sydney Wanderers and Leeds United at Bankwest Stadium on July 20, 2019 in Sydney, Australia.