Real Madrid poised to sell Benzema’s backup striker to Getafe for €10 million after a season long-loan at AS Roma.
According to MARCA, a fundamental agreement has been achieved between the two sides.
Borja Mayora, a striker projected to cost Getafe €10 million, and Real Madrid have reached an agreement in principle.
Mayoral seemed to have a chance to continue at Real Madrid to act as Benzema’s backup, but it appears Mariano will fill that role after Los Blancos acquired a respectable offer for Mayoral.
Getafe wanted Mayoral on a permanent basis after he performed well during the second half of last season while playing for the Madrid-based squad.
The Spanish striker had potential over the previous two years and might have been a great backup for Madrid, but Los Blancos were obligated to act because Mariano got no offers.
Although the transaction has not yet been signed and is not yet official, Mayoral has returned to the team in the United States. If Getafe and Madrid complete the transaction, he would most certainly have to return to Spain very soon.
Real Madrid is now trying to sell a number of players, but it looks like nobody really wants the guys they are trying to sell. The club has no use for players like Marco Asensio, Mariano, or Dani Ceballos, and it looks that no one else does either.
I’ve already explored Real Madrid’s experiment with playing Hazard as a false nine against Barcelona. Even if the experiment horribly failed, there is still space for improvement because it was only one half of a football game.
But if things don’t work out, Mariano would be Real Madrid’s only true backup to Benzema once more.
Simply simply, Mariano is not up to scratch. However, I am not even considering employing a young striker because doing so would deny the kid the playing time they would require.
Instead, things can get exciting if Real Madrid chooses to recruit a seasoned striker like Edin Dzeko.