The rise of Gonzalo Garcia Torres has been one of the most promising developments this summer for Real Madrid and Xabi Alonso, and perhaps the positive thing to get from the club's world cup. The 21-year-old won the Golden Boot with his four goals and was a starter everywhere and helped once.
Garcia now seems to stay on the first team under Alonso, even though it was excluded only six weeks ago. Real Madrid has decided to give him a new contract, and he will be one of their most important alternatives to Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior in front. He is also ready to wear the number nine for Los Blancos, which was empty after Kylian Mbappe inherited the number 10 of Luka Modric. Endrick Felipe is not satisfied with the news.
It has been a tough summer for Endrick, which was excluded from the club World Cup in May with a hamstring tear. While he saw how Garcia proves his courage in the US, Endrick had agreed a loan movement to Real Sociedad, but a relapse of his injury rose. The 19-year-old is now ready to stay and compete in Real Madrid next season to return a place, with the aim of returning to action at the end of September or October.
According to Radiomarca, Endrick is clearly unhappy with Real Madrid. The Brazilian could not hide the disappointment in front of his face when he found out that Garcia would be the new number nine and not him.
Garcia will be the first Spanish player to wear the number nine in 21 years, when Fernando Morientes left the club. Ronaldo Nazario succeeded him, and because Roberto Soldado, Javier Saviola, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema is entrusted to the shirt before Mbappe took last summer.