From Qatar, where he has been playing for the past few months, Joselu has been closely following the stay of his former teammates in Doha as they competed in the Intercontinental Club Cup. Now replaced by Kylian Mbappé, the former Real Madrid player made a bold prediction about the French striker.
The reunion between Joselu and Real Madrid over the past few hours was warm. Having moved to Qatar, where he has been playing for Al Gharafa since the beginning of this season, the 34-year-old Spanish striker, who played a significant role in Real Madrid’s successful campaign last year (49 matches with 18 goals), had the chance to meet his former teammates again. During the Intercontinental Club Cup final, held between Mexico’s Pachuca FC and Real Madrid at the Lusail Stadium on Wednesday night, the Spanish forward crossed paths with his former team.
Joselu sees Mbappé becoming a Real Madrid legend
After the 3-0 victory, he spoke highly of Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid’s new number 9. Full of praise for the French forward, who scored another goal in a final (following his strike in the UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta) this season, Joselu suggested that the former Paris Saint-Germain star would not face the same fate as players like Eden Hazard or Mariano Diaz. “For me, he’s one of the best players in the world. He has played in 2 finals, won 2 titles, and scored in both matches. He has so much quality that he’ll end up as a Real Madrid legend,” he said on the show El Hormiguero.
This strong statement is sure to please the French forward, who will soon celebrate his 26th birthday. After spending seven years at Paris Saint-Germain, Mbappé signed with Real Madrid to add the kind of trophies to his record that only the world’s biggest club can deliver quickly. In just four months in the Spanish capital, he has already secured two major titles.
With even more goal-scoring runs and standout performances in big matches this season, KM9 could truly compete for the major individual awards missing from his collection, such as the Ballon d’Or. The new year, which begins in just a few weeks, will also be a critical one for the Madrid squad, who will have their sights set on six potential trophies.
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