Carlo Ancelotti promotes former Arsenal star’s son, 17, to first group coaching at Actual Madrid… because the ahead impresses after rubbing shoulders with Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe for the primary time

Patrick and Justin Kluivert. Lilian and Marcus Thuram. Peter and Kasper Schmeichel. Paul and Tom Ince. There has lengthy been a convention of star gamers passing on their footballing genes and watching their youngsters thrive on the stage they as soon as graced.

Step up José Antonio Reyes López, son of former Arsenal winger José Antonio Reyes Calderón and now a characteristic at first-team coaching for Actual Madrid.

His father broke via at boyhood membership Sevilla, the place he made 94 appearances, earlier than finishing his large transfer to the Gunners in 2004 for £17 million. 

Reyes spent three years at Highbury earlier than having fun with spells at Atletico Madrid, Benfica, Sevilla and even taking part in 38 occasions for Los Blancos. 

The ex-Spain worldwide tragically died when the back-left tyre of his Mercedes exploded as he was driving on a motorway in 2019.

His father accomplished his large transfer to Arsenal in January 2004 for £17million

Reyes put pen to paper on his first skilled contract at Los Blancos final yr and renewed it just below per week in the past

Now his 17-year-old son is proudly carrying the household torch with a string of spectacular performances for the Actual youth group which have earned him a call-up to first-team coaching with Carlo Ancelotti, Marca studies. 

The Madrid-born striker is likely one of the most fun skills within the aspect’s well-known La Fabrica academy and presently seems for Juvenil B – the second rung on Actual Madrid’s youth ladder.

As Alvaro Arbeloa’s Juvenil A aspect had a fixture yesterday, Reyes was known as on to rub shoulders with the likes of Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe within the first-team for the primary time – a uncommon feat for a participant at that degree within the La Fabrica.

The long run star joined the setup in 2019 after a fruitful stint at Leganés and has since stood out at every degree within the Actual academy.

He put pen to paper on his first skilled contract at Los Blancos final yr and renewed it just below per week in the past.

Reyes mentioned on social media: ‘I’m very proud to be a part of this nice household and really joyful to have the ability to proceed fulfilling my goals! Thanks Actual Madrid for trusting me!’

His father died aged 35 in southern Spain when the car he and his cousin Jonathan, 23, have been in overturned and burst into flames. Reyes’ different cousin, Juan Manuel Calderon, survived with extreme burns after making an attempt to rescue them.

Based on Spanish radio community Cadena SER the ‘conclusion the Civil Guard who studied the accident have reached’ is the previous winger was driving at ‘at the least at 187 kph (116 mph) when his back-left wheel of his Mercedes S 550 exploded.’ 

Reyes has now joined the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham in first-team coaching

His father broke via at boyhood membership Sevilla, the place he made 94 appearances

Reyes spent three years at Highbury earlier than having fun with spells at Atletico Madrid , Benfica, Sevilla and even taking part in 38 occasions for Los Blancos

The ex-Spain worldwide died in a automobile crash in 2019 (pictured: his funeral procession)

The report goes on the point out the wheel that malfunctioned and led as much as the accident was ‘repaired by his cousin just a few days earlier than at a storage in Merida’ in southern Spain. 

Ensuing studies later claimed Reyes was not driving at such an extreme velocity however the incident was brought on by an issue along with his back-left wheel. 

He left a spouse, two daughters and his son behind.