Background and career
Exequiel Alejandro Palacios (Spanish pronunciation: [ekseˈkjel paˈla.sjos]; born 5 October 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Ipswich Town and the Argentina national team.
Beginning his career with River Plate in 2015, Palacios won two domestic titles with the club. In January 2020, he moved to German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, and was a member of the Leverkusen squad that won the domestic double in the 2023–24 season (won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal). In 2026, he signed for English club Ipswich Town for a fee of €22.5 million.


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