"Seven of the players in that team ended up in professional football leagues, some of them still at Deportivo, such as Dan Baños and Hugo López. They were very good but they exceeded our expectations," said David Lage, the first coach of the Deportivo youth academy and assistant coach of the first team.

At the time, Real Madrid had been closely monitoring the player, who ended up joining the club at the age of 14, he was already approaching 6 feet tall.

A source at the training ground at the time described Carrascal as "very thin" and "undeveloped, meaning the club could "mould" and improve his physique.

Carrascal developed well. But the move to a new city was a shock to his whole, especially his parents, who travelled to Madrid to be with him at weekends.

According to another source, the full-back was one of the first players in the youth to receive individual training, mainly to improve his acceleration.

At the time, David de la Vibora was seen as the most promising left-back at the club, Serrador slotted Carrascal into a midfield position.

Manchester United had been keeping an eye on proceedings and eventually signed him for a lucrative contract, which a Madrid described as "very exciting".