Former Albiazul Joselu leaves Real Madrid and is torn between Arabia and Qatar

Joselu Mato will not continue at Real Madrid. The former Deportivo Alavés striker for three seasons has chosen to leave the white club after just one season and head to more exotic latitudes. As Cope announced yesterday and Relevo, Vocento’s sports digital channel, confirmed, the Galician attacker is struggling between the million-dollar offers from the leagues in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

At 34 years old, he will leave elite continental football to join a thriving Middle Eastern league. Although he aimed to stay, the high competition he will have up front – the players who already exist are joined by the signed Mbappé and Endrick – as well as his contractual situation have been key. The player, in reality, was on loan at Real Madrid from Espanyol and the white club had to pay a small transfer fee for him. The Santiago Bernabéu entity was for the job, but Joselu has chosen to leave the team.

It has received juicy economic offers from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. At the moment, it is an entity from the small state, Al Gharafa, that has the best chance of signing him. Joselu arrived at Real Madrid as a bench player after being relegated consecutively with Alavés and Espanyol and has finished the season with 17 goals. His double against Bayern in the Champions League semi-finals was especially key. He will not be the only player who leaves the white team to head to the Middle East. The until now captain, Nacho, will sign for the Saudi Al Qadsiah, a club coached by former Madrid player Míchel.