As he prepares to play his first minutes of the season with Real Madrid against Elche this Saturday, Mariano Diaz is suspected of having deliberately skipped two games this season. The Madrid staff wonders about the absences of the former Lyonnais.
Mariano did not win at Real Madrid
Revoil Mariano Diaz on a football field. For the move of Real Madrid on the lawn of Elche this Saturday (2 p.m.), Carlo Ancelotti decided, in the absence of Karim Benzema – left to rest -, to start the 28-year-old striker while he was not had not yet disputed the slightest second this season with the Spanish club.
Mariano annoys internally
The tenure of the former Lyonnais is a small surprise. Indeed, it is no longer really in the smell of saintliness in the Spanish capital since he refused two offers from FC Valencia and Rayo Vallecano last summer. A choice that surprised many in the White House since Ancelotti had meant his player in summer preparation that he was not counting on him for the coming season.
Moreover, Mariano did not seem to have settled his case in recent weeks. Dj hot by the refusals of the player during the last transfer window, the club merengue now suspects him of simulating injuries, reveals the Spanish daily AS. There are in particular two absences that challenge the Madrid staff: before the trips to Valencia and Espanyol Barcelona in the league. Each time, the Hispano-Dominican preferred to ignore it after successful blows in training.
Did Mariano want to avoid these trips?
A priori, the injuries were not serious, but the medical staff let the player make his decision based on his feelings. Between these two meetings, however, Mariano made himself available for the home matches against Mallorca and Villarreal. Which prompts Real to wonder if his striker did not simply want to avoid certain trips knowing that he would not play …
This Saturday, while Benzema is not there, he has in any case agreed to go to the province of Alicante to face the 14th in Liga. Ancelotti seems to want to give him the opportunity to argue for a few minutes. Perhaps with the idea in mind that a good performance could convince some clubs to make an offer in January for Mariano.
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