Three seasons later he departed for Damm, a modest Catalan side that schooled him through adolescence, sharpening the raw instincts that would eventually define his play. It was an unusual grounding for a future Real Madrid player: nurtured under the shadow of the club's fiercest rival, far from the Bernabéu's glare. The pivot arrived in 2021, when, at eighteen, he signed for Madrid's academy, though his ascent followed no straight line. He was first loaned to RSC Internacional, a fifth-tier outfit, grinding through anonymous matches far from any spotlight, testing his patience as much as his feet. Two years later he climbed into Castilla, the reserve side that has launched countless careers, and there his talent finally announced itself: in the 2024–25 campaign he produced 34 appearances, 11 goals and 7 assists, mostly operating on the right flank and occasionally drifting into a second-striker role behind Gonzalo García.