Mariano Diaz arrived to Real Madrid three times. Once in his youth career and two times as a professional. Every time, he joined Los Blancos to star at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, but every time he ended up sitting on the bench or out injured. But he’s had enough.Diaz informed everyone at the club that he wanted to leave during this transfer window. After the striker’s reluctance to leave Los Blancos last year, this time, he has taken the initiative to find a place at a club of his choice. Sitting and waiting for four years does that to the man.Sunday, 10.00: (1.95) Wolkite Ketema (3.15) Jimma Aba Jifar (4.00)Diaz was sold to Olympique Lyonnais in 2017 for $8.8 million. Just 12 months later, then-Real coach Zinedine Zidane wanted him back and paid $23.65 to make it happen. But the enthusiasm was short-lived. In those four seasons, Mariano has played a total of 59 games, scoring mere seven goals. His importance to the team was not what he expected when he returned to the Spanish capital. His numerous injuries made him nearly impossible to pick. Still, a year ago, he insisted on another year at Bernabeu. Now, he admits defeat. He’ll have to search for playing time elsewhere.Buying is hard, selling is ever harderRayo Vallecano were keen to add the Dominican Republic-eligible forward to their ranks last year. Maybe they’ll try to make another push this time. The price shouldn’t be a problem because Mariano is entering the final year of his contract, and everyone wants his stay in Carlo Ancelotti’s dressing room to end. Lyon wouldn’t mind rekindling their love affair with the forward, while Turkish giants Fenerbahce also seem interested – especially if Real Madrid agree to grant their troubled star a transfer at a cut price.Mariano Diaz told Real Madrid that he wants to leave.🔚✍️ @marca pic.twitter.com/ijdTIMM8gG— 365fans (@fans_365) June 25, 2022 Along with Diaz, fellow strikers Luka Jovic and Borja Mayoral are sure to go. Fiorentina want to take the out-of-favour Serbian. Will someone arrive to bolster the Champions League holders’ attacking options? Only if Ancelotti spots a perfect companion for Karim Benzema, Marca claims.Some projects come out swinging, and the others turn out to be failures. Sadly for Mariano, his mission in a white shirt is one of the latter.
