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Real Madrid make signing to provide Mbappe competition
Robin Bairner
- Updated: 24 May 2024 16:46 CDT
- 3 min read
Real Madrid will sign Kylian Mbappe from PSG on a free transfer this summer to add quality to the centre of their attack, and now Los Blancos are primed to make another addition in this area of the field to provide the France international with competition.
Los Blancos have been chasing Mbappe for years, and while there is still some uncertainty over when exactly his signing will be announced, it is clear that it is coming.
What has not been so evident, though, is who else might play up front with the Frenchman.
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Since the surprise departure of Karim Benzema to the Saudi Pro League last summer on a free transfer, Carlo Ancelotti has only had Joselu to select as a natural No.9.
The 34-year-old was a surprise pickup for Real Madrid as he arrived on loan after a season with Espanyol in which he scored 17 goals in 37 appearances.
Ahead of the Champions League final, Joselu, who wrote his name into club history with a quickfire double off the bench to turn defeat against Bayern Munich into victory in the semis, has managed exactly 17 strikes again with the Bernabeu outfit, albeit in 48 outings.
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Joselu to completed €1.5m transfer
Having defied the expectations of many critics, Real Madrid are now ready to make Joselu’s deal at the club a permanent one by triggering his purchase option.
Sky Sports Deutschland reports: “Real Madrid will extend the contract with Joselu for another year. The Spanish side is set to pull the buy option.
“Joselu - on loan from Espanyol Barcelona – has played a fantastic season for Los Blancos, with 17 goals and 3 assists.”
Current ETV
Joselu
F (CRL)
Real Madrid
Joselu
F (CRL)
Real Madrid
ETV Range
€4.5M - €7.5M
Real Madrid are set to pay Espanyol a further €1.5 million on top of the €500,000 loan fee to complete the deal to take Joselu to the Bernabeu permanently.
For a striker who has delivered in the manner he has, they will see this as one of the bargains of the summer.
