Mariano Díaz, 28, remains unpublished this season at Real Madrid. The Spanish-Dominican knew that this is what he expected, given that Carlo Ancelotti went head-to-head with him in the preseason and advised him to find a way out given that Benzema (the undisputed starter) and Jovic (the only alternative) were far ahead of him in his priorities. for that position that the Italian contemplates). That allowed Rayo Vallecano, before launching for Falcao, to make an offensive for Mariano when he learned about this situation of the player. The last day of the market (August 31) was frantic because Madrid admitted to respecting the integrity of his file (almost five million euros net) despite assuming his departure to Rayo on loan. That allowed Madrid to be very optimistic, convinced that under the same economic conditions and with the possibility of playing as a permanent starter in Vallecas, Mariano would choose to leave.
The surprise is that the agents, after speaking with the forward, received a sharp “no” for an answer. It was inexplicable because with this operation Mariano continued living in Madrid (he resides in the luxurious urbanization of Pozuelo) and on top of that he would finally have minutes of play. To try to convince him and as AS was able to know, Rayo offered him two more almost irreplaceable bonuses. One of a million euros, which was added to the full salary that Madrid gave him. And a second payment of half a million euros in case he played a minimum number of games, so that he would be more incentivized since Iraola was going to give him the entry title and that quota would have covered him safely. The father also tried to mediate to help convince him, but there was no way.
The reality is that Mariano has seen his quotation on Transfermarkt drop to only 10 million euros (Sevilla gave 30 for him three years ago when he arrived from Lyon). Madrid have already seen two transfers that were drawn up and agreed with Benfica and Valencia truncated. El Rayo is the third failed attempt. In the offices of Valdebebas they resign themselves because they believe that Mariano has no objection to being like this until June 30, 2023, the date on which he will be free. Zidane and Ancelotti gave up on him. That lack of ambition to play and compete is truncating a center-forward career that seemed promising. If he is still in his thirteen, he will leave Madrid just one month after his 30th birthday (1-8-2023), but with a baggage of games played since 2018 that is almost ridiculous and more the goal count: only 6 for a pure ‘nine’ …
On the chart: 1 – Goals; 2 – First goal; 3 – Assists; 4 – Shots on target; 5 -% Effectiveness; 6 – Touches in the area; 7 – Key passes; 8 – Pass to zone 3/4 success; 9 – Recovery zone 3/4; 10 – Aerial duels won.
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