Former Real Madrid youngster Sergio Arribas dramatically saved a drowning couple during his summer vacation in the Maldives.

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• Midfielder enjoying summer break
• Holidaying with his partner
• Sprang into action to help others

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The 22-year-old playmaker is holidaying in the Indian Ocean after seeing the 2023-24 campaign come to a close. He spent last season on the books of Almeria, registering six goals for them through 34 appearances on the back of completing a transfer from Santiago Bernabeu.

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  Arribas is a product of Real’s famed academy system and took in 14 senior outings for Los Blancos, scoring one goal, before deciding to go in search of more regular game time elsewhere. He is working on a six-year contract at Almeria – who have been relegated out of La Liga.

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  DID YOU KNOW?

  Arribas had been hoping to relax and unwind after tumbling out of the top tier in Spain, but has experienced plenty of drama in the idyllic surrounds of a luxury apartment in the Maldives – with the slide attached to the holiday home used to help save the lives of two fellow holidaymakers who got into trouble while swimming in open water.

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