Joselu Mato: “Coming back to Real Madrid is always good”

Galician Joselu Mato, a recent signing for Real Madrid after arriving on loan from Espanyol, was presented by Florentino Pérez at the Ciudad Deportiva de Valdebebas. At the press conference, the Silled striker emphasized his commitment to the white entity: «I come to help and contribute to what I have learned. I’m not the one to say whether someone else will come. I want to start training now. I come to help as much as I can,” he said.

Besides, I kill talked about the comparison with the Frenchman Karim Benzema: “I am not here to replace anyone. I came to put my grain of sand and put everything that has turned in these years; and enjoy. We all know the level Karim had at this club, one of the best strikers in the world, but I’m coming to do a different kind of job,” he commented.

“I’m more of a physical player, I like to be more in the environment… I learned everything playing in the two best leagues in the world. As far as numbers are concerned, I was among the best at the national level and I want to transfer all that here, and I will be available to the coach for anything he asks of me. I know what I can contribute individually and as a group, I will stick to thathe continued.

“I want to thank you for being here. What I love is scoring goals. We have a good enough team that other teammates score, but I’ve been scoring goals my whole career and I don’t think it will be like that now“, completed.

Return to Real Madrid ten years later

«Returning to Real Madrid is always good. There is no better time than now. On a personal level, it catches me at a really good time, but it doesn’t matter. Enjoying and experiencing these moments is special for every player in the world,” said forward Sillede.

This was closed a few days ago. I didn’t say anything to the kids until the last minute because you never know what can happen. When the interest comes, it’s what I’ve dreamed of all my life. My kids and wife still can’t believe it. We want to enjoy the moment“, He said.

“In the first contact, you never talk about the other player. Real Madrid always respects every decision. They were great in that regard and we all contributed to make it happen,” he explained.

Joselu assured, in relation to his choice of number 14 instead of number 9, which is still available, that “the number is something secondary”while stating that It is not “who says” whether the Madrid team will sign another player: «Every number is important and I am very proud that I can wear any number. Any player would do everything possible to wear this shirt,” he said at a press conference.

Joselu recognizes expressions of affection from fans

“I am very grateful because Real Madrid fans deserve the best. I played as a guest and people always liked me a lot on the street. I have only words of thanks because you are in the best team in the world and people support and trust you“, he commented.

In addition, Joselu explained how he lives these stormy days in which he was declared the League of Nations champion with Spain and in which his return to Real Madrid ended: «I haven’t mastered everything yet, I think I need a few days of rest. I want to enjoy the moment. The season with Espanyol did not end as we all wanted, but in football everything happens for a reason. I am very proud of what I have achieved with the national team and of being here.I’ll stick with it,” he said.