Gonzalo García became a pleasant surprise for Xabi Alonso. After the absence of Kylian Mbappé, due to illness, in the group stage and the injury of Endrick Felipe, he took advantage of his opportunity in the Club World Cup scoring 4 goals in five games played, being the top scorer.
This will be García's third season in the 'merengue', where he hopes to have greater participation. In his last year at Castilla he scored 25 goals in 36 games, a performance that allowed him to be taken into account for the 25/26 season.
All this seems, at the same time, to condemn Endrick, who arrived at Real Madrid with great fanfare in 2024 after his good performance at Palmeiras before turning 18. However, he has not been able to meet expectations at the merengue club during the first year.
Real Sociedad is interested in Endrick, but his injury complicates everything
Endrick's 24/25 season was disappointing: he scored 6 goals and provided one assist in 37 games of the season, being his position center forward. Added to that, Gonzalo García's performance in the Club World Cup ended up relegating him and now the white club would look to loan him out.
According to 'Cope', Real Madrid and Real Sociedad had agreed on a loan of the Brazilian attacker for this summer, but it did not materialize since the striker presented a hamstring injury. His last game was on May 18 against Mallorca and he could only return to action in early September.
Real Madrid forgets about Endrick and already has a new '9'
Apart from not seeing minutes in recent months, there is also his annoyance at not being able to use the '9', a number he longed for. Alberto Pereiro, a journalist for 'Radio Marca', assures that the designation of '9' to Gonzalo García was not to the liking of the Brazilian attacker, who for now will keep the '16'
"I was told that Endrick's face in the locker room was not the best possible. It's just that to give joy to one, you screw another. Madrid has insisted to Endrick to leave to another place and he says no to everything. No and no... And I think it's a conversation that we will have to have again in January," said Pereiro.
Real Madrid paid 35 million euros fixed plus 25 in variables for Endrick, a stratospheric figure that is not proportional to the level shown in his first year at the white club. The total cost of the operation can reach 72 'kilos' including taxes, which can represent a ruin similar to that of Luka Jovic.