Gonzalo García knew how to take advantage of Kylian Mbappé's absence during the Club World Cup, where he scored 4 goals and was able to secure a place in Xabi Alonso's starting eleven. For this reason, Real Madrid has decided to renew his contract for the next five seasons.
Beyond the renewal, Real Madrid has shielded him with a new termination clause, 1,000 million euros. An astronomical amount that confirms the confidence that Florentino Pérez's team has in the forward trained at 'La Fábrica'.
García was not only key in the Club World Cup, but also in the Copa del Rey, when he scored a goal against Leganés to reach the semi-finals of the tournament. With the subsidiary (Castilla) he scored 26 goals in 35 matches.
Gonzalo García will wear the ‘16’ this season
The Madrid native had worn the ‘30’ in the last year with the first team. From this new stage, he will take the ‘16’, number that was used by Endrick Felipe. Other players who used that number in the first team were Luca Jovic and Odriozola.
Real Madrid had considered looking for a substitute for Kylian Mbappé. Xabi Alonso wanted a ‘9’ with the characteristics of Joselu, but he has found in García the profile of player he was looking for and who responded quickly when he had the opportunity.
García's renewal may sentence Endrick
One of the players who may be affected by García's continuity is Endrick, especially because the Brazilian had a low performance in his first season, only 7 goals in 37 matches.
However, Endrick will wear the ‘9’ this season, so the demand is higher. A number that has been worn on his back by Cristiano Ronado, Karim Benzema, Fernando Morientes and Ronaldo Nazário. Mbappé was the last to use this number, but the Frenchman will now wear the '10'.
Madrid did not reach an agreement with Real Sociedad due to the hamstring injury at the end of 24/25, so the young striker will have to stay at the 'Casa Blanca'.
It is up to the Brazilian to show Xabi Alonso that he can be useful at Real Madrid and make the more than 60 million euros that his signing ended up costing worth it. Otherwise, he could repeat the fiasco of his compatriot Reinier, who recently terminated his contract without even making his debut in the first team.