Joselu signed for Real Madrid for the second time last summer, but this time his departure is permanent. The 34-year-old is moving to the desert
Kylian Mbappé, Endrick – two players who can also play as center forwards will join the Whites’ squad in the coming season. Little more room for Joselu, who would have had little chance of playing time under these circumstances – even if he embodies a type of player that Real could have used again as a “breaker”
Real had loaned the attacker from Espanyol Barcelona in the summer of 2023, and the Whites also secured an option to buy him for €1.5 million. This was also exercised, but ultimately only to allow the European Championship participant to leave for Al-Gharafa in Qatar without complications. Real announced the transfer as official on Friday.
It was the second time Joselu had signed for the Whites. He initially joined the second team from Celta Vigo in 2010 and made his debut for the professional team in the final game of the season in May 2011. Curiously, he scored his first goal in the 8:1 win against UD Almeria, a “one game, one goal” statistic that almost lasted forever
Gala against Bayern
Because Real sold the Stuttgart-born striker to TSG Hoffenheim in the summer of 2011, the powerful attacker later also played for Eintracht Frankfurt and Hannover 96. 79 Bundesliga games (22 goals) are on his CV. However, Joselu eventually ended up back in Madrid via Stoke City, Deportivo La Coruna, Newcastle United, Deportivo Alaves and Espanyol. In his 34 league appearances (10 goals) and eleven Champions League games (three goals), mainly as a substitute, he played his part in winning the double.
Fans will certainly remember the Champions League semi-final, when he scored both goals in the second leg against FC Bayern after coming on as a substitute to secure a 2-1 win for the Whites in the final. They will certainly forgive Joselu for missing a number of top-class chances in this gala performance
