The hero of Real Madrid‘s Copa del Rey tie against Leganés is having a great time in front of goal. We are talking about Gonzalo García. The Castilla number 7 has had a fantastic week, with four goals against Algeciras on Friday 31st January, a winning goal for Madrid against Leganés in the Cup last Wednesday and a brace this Sunday against Atlético Sanluqueño.
These 7 goals add to his tally and make a total of 21 that make him the top scorer in Group II of the Primera Federación, 22 if you count the one scored with the first team. He is already looking at Rodri Ríos in the rearview mirror. And he is already looking at Raúl’s Castilla in the playoffs. These figures have earned the player a place in the squad for Real Madrid’s match against Manchester City this Tuesday at the Ethiad.
Despite his good performance, it will be difficult to find a place in a first team full of stars. According to Relevo, Real Madrid are considering selling 50% of his rights to another club in July. They believe they could get a transfer fee of more than 10 million euros.
“I’m super happy, nervous. I don’t even know what to think. It’s been a dream since I was in the youth academy”, he confessed after scoring a goal that saved Madrid in the Cup. And the fact is that the player’s desire is to succeed at Real Madrid, but aware of the difficulty of achieving it, he would not rule out going out in search of minutes in professional football that would allow him to grow and then return to the Santiago Bernabéu.
The player seems to have a very well-tuned nose for goal and, in fact, in the cup match it took him just 10 minutes to score. It was his fourth shot. “I spoke to Brahim and said, ‘When you get to the baseline, hit it’. He hit it perfectly and the ball went in by itself.”