Mikel Oyarzabal does not stop breaking records since he arrived at the first team of the Real Sociedad. His career is unfolding at a meteoric pace, to the point that with only 24 years he will add a whopping 250 games. And in these first eight days of the League he has equaled a record that no player from the Txuri-urdin club had achieved since 2002, and that it belongs, nothing more and nothing less, than Nihat Kahveci and Darko Kovacevic, two of the most remembered forwards in the recent history of Real Sociedad.
There are six goals that Mikel Oyarzabal has scored so far this season. His best goalscoring start in a league in Primera, by far. A record that places him in second place in the table of top scorers, behind Karim Benzema, the Real Madrid striker who has nine goals. Since 2002, no Real striker had reached that goalscoring figure in the first eight days. In that season, 2902-2003, it was Darko Kovacevic and Nihat who reached that goalscoring figure, forming such a fearsome forward in Anoeta that he led Real to a historic and still much-remembered runner-up in the league. Oyarzabal has equaled that record.
No one since then had. And there have been quality strikers and a scoring nose to achieve it. Alexander Isak, without going any further. And before that, neither Imanol Agirretxe (who was five), nor Carlos Vela (four), not even Antoine Griezmann was able to score six goals in his first eight league games with Real. Illustrious names of the Real that Oyarzabal has already surpassed, placing himself at the height of Nihat and Kovacevic. Without a doubt, they are major words. The Eibar is increasing every season, and in this one he has been uncovered as a scorer, because his figure could be better, we must not forget that he missed a penalty against Sevilla, his speciality. To all that he contributes in the creation, in the fold helping his side and in the last pass, he adds more and more goals to his particular statistics, which already undoubtedly makes him the leader of this Real Sociedad. It seemed impossible that a left-hander from Zubieta could overcome what Griezmann did at La Real … until Oyarzabal appeared on the scene. Now nothing seems impossible with him.
He does not want to know anything about the City
The name of Mikel Oyarzabal has been linked again in recent weeks with Manchester City, who already wanted to sign him two summers ago and does not forget him. According to several English media, Guardiola closely follows his evolutions and is increasingly convinced to go for his signing next summer. The Eibar, aware of how this media circus of the world of football works, does not want to know anything about rumors with his name and for now literally 'pass' of the City and of other clubs that are not the Real one. It is focused solely on continuing to enjoy, triumph and make people enjoy San Sebastián. His contract ends in 2024 and he is well armored. He has three more years left at the San Sebastian club and has a clause of 75 million euros. At the club they have been thinking about undertaking an improvement of their contract for some time, there have been some conversations in this regard, but there is still nothing concrete.