The 20-year-old forward departs after eight years at Valdebebas, with the French club paying âŹ10 million for 70% of his economic rights following his standout performances for Real Madrid C.
Ortega shone in the Youth League triumph won by Real Madrid's Juvenil A side and arrives in French football's elite with Strasbourg, who finished eighth in the last Ligue 1 season. The Madrid-born forward closed out last season with 18 goals in 55 appearances across three levels of the club's structure â eight with Real Madrid C, six with Castilla and four with the Juvenil A side.
He joins a growing list of academy departures this summer that includes Gonzalo, Ălvaro RodrĂguez, Palacios, Valdepeñas, Fran GarcĂa, Mario MartĂn and Fran GonzĂĄlez.
Confirming the transfer, Real Madrid and Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace released a joint statement.
"Real Madrid C.F. and RC de Strasbourg Alsace have agreed the transfer of our player Jacobo Ortega," it read. "Jacobo Ortega arrived at Real Madrid in 2018 at the age of 12 and has been part of our academy for eight seasons. In 2025-2026, he won the Youth League with the Juvenil A side.
"Real Madrid will always be his home, and thanks Jacobo Ortega for his commitment throughout all these years he has belonged to our club. Real Madrid wishes him and his family all the best in this new stage of his life."
Ortega has signed a contract with Strasbourg running to 2031, giving him long-term stability as he looks to build on the goalscoring form that made him one of the standout figures of Real Madrid's academy this past season.
His departure caps a summer in which Real Madrid have generated substantial income from academy sales, with Ortega's fee alone standing as the largest ever received for a graduate who never featured for the first team.
The Madrid-born forward, who trained regularly alongside senior squads despite remaining registered with the club's youth sides, is expected to compete immediately for minutes at Strasbourg, where the club's recent recruitment strategy has increasingly focused on developing promising young talent from Spain's academy system.