Whether Florentino Perez was joking or not when he said that after the Joselu deal the transfer window for Real Madrid is over, the coming weeks and months will show. The time has come to state how Los Blancos brought in a replacement for Karim Benzema!There are huge boots that need to be filled, but at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, they are convinced that the Spanish national team player is the best solution to their problems, at least until next summer, when Kylian Mbappe will be available. Joselu’s ‘return to the future’ also means coming to a place where, more than a decade ago, he failed to establish himself as a solution in the attack in addition to the formidable competition that then consisted of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Gonzalo Higuain…Modric & Co. were close but Spain win the Nations League with nerves of steelThe now hardened attacker was in the same place for the first time in 2009, when he was brought as a promising goal scorer from Celta for 1,500,000 euros. He spent two seasons in Real Madrid Castilla or Real Madrid B, during which he took La Liga 2 by storm with 26 goals. He spent the next two years in the Blancos’ first team, but played two official matches, barely 18 minutes during Jose Mourinho’s tenure.After that, he took a circuitous route to re-loaning Real Madrid’s equipment, via Hoffenheim, Eintracht, Hanover, Stoke, Deportivo, Newcastle, Alaves and finally Espanyol. During 470 games, he recorded 148 goals and 39 assists.##NAJAVA_MECA_7324347##He signed a one-year loan deal with Real Madrid, while Espanyol is in the Spanish second tier. The Blancos retain the option to buy, especially if the Catalan club fails to return to Primera Division.Joselu is one of the oldest debutants for the national team. He played his first competitive match in March this year when he came off the bench in the 81st minute and soon scored two goals out of three against Norway! A few days ago, he was the scorer of the goal that took Spain to the final of the Nations League – a competition that Furia Roja won after a better penalty shootout against Croatia.Comunicado Oficial: Joselu#RealMadrid | #JoseluIsBack— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) June 19, 2023 Real Madrid brought in Jude Bellingham from Dortmund this summer for €103,000,000 and €31,000,000 in potential bonuses, and activated the return clause for talented defender Fran Garcia from Rayo Vallecano for €5,000,000. Another returnee is Brahim Diaz from AC Milan.As far as departures go – Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema, Mariano Diaz and Marco Asensio left the club.
