Since this morning, the Spanish media have been bidding on the name of Real Madrid’s new striker – Harry Kane, Victor Osimhen, Julian Alvarez, Bobby Firmino, Goncalo Ramos, Rasmus Hojlund, Randal Kolo Muani…And then, out of the blue, Marca provided an answer – the new striker of the Royal Club will be veteran Joselu (33)! Not that it wasn’t mentioned, but then again… Few people believed. The Madridian newspaper writes that the decision has practically been made, that Carlo Ancelotti has agreed and that there are only a few more details left to be worked out before the transfer is made official.‼️🇪🇸 Joselu is joining Real Madrid. It will be a one year loan and his wages will be one of the lowest at Real Madrid. @diarioas pic.twitter.com/LHn9KIPS1s— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) May 30, 2023 Joselu is under contract with Espanyol, but since the Barcelona club was relegated to Segunda, the tall forward is free to choose a new environment. However, he does not want to terminate his contract with the blue and whites, so a compromise was found that would suit both him and Real Madrid and Espanyol: a loan for a year, receiving the full salary while the Catalans are in the lower tier, and then returning to Cornellà-El Prat stadium.”Asensio has one foot out of the club already, Mariano’s contract expires, Hazard is out of the question, which means that Ancelotti is left with only three attackers: Vinicius, Rodrigo and Benzema. This forces Real Madrid to immediately go for a cheap option and increase the number of options in the attack”, says Marca’s article.The arrival of Joselu does not mean that Real Madrid are giving up on bringing in a big star in the attack, but only a postponement of that big transfer, this paper further states.The occasional Spanish representative should thus return to Santiago Bernabeu after 11 years. He played one match for Real’s first team during the 2011/12 season and scored one goal. Before that, he was in the B team and hit the net 33 times in 67 games.##NAJAVA_MECA_7292188##The fact that he knows the situation ‘from the inside’ and is ready to help, without being expensive, had a significant impact on the final decision of Los Blancos.The Catalan media also had a ‘comment’ on Real’s rush to bring forwards. They speculate that this was actually a panic purchase by the Madrid giants because Karim Benzema has not yet rejected the offer from Saudi Arabia. The Frenchman, as they claim, is still considering an offer of 100,000,000 euros net per season, in order to wear the jersey of one of their clubs and later be a promo figure during Saudi Arabia’s bid for the World Cup in 2030.
