His name probably means nothing to the youngest supporters of Real Madrid and yet Pedro Leon has made a name for himself in Madrid. But not for his athletic performance …
Now Fuenlabrada player, in the Spanish second division, Pedro Leon played for Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013, although he was loaned from 2011 to 2013 in Getafe. The one who had arrived at Real as a hope for Spanish football immediately left and for good reason, he was in the sights of José Mourinho who had initially recruited him.
Last year, Marca had also brought out his old files including this famous anecdote between the two men, one evening when Pedro Leon had refused to warm up properly. The Portuguese had exploded before explaining to the press that “Pedro Leon is not Zidane nor Maradona”. We hardly ever saw him again in the field.
Anyway, the 34-year-old Spaniard today was on the Cope on Wednesday. If he did not return to this stormy relationship with José Mourinho, he spoke of his rather chaotic career (he was sold definitively to Getafe before joining Eibar and Fuenlabrada) and in particular his signing to Real Madrid.
“When I went to Real Madrid, I had offers from Milan, Chelsea and Manchester City,” he said. “And when I signed at Fuenlabrada, people were like, ‘In the second division?’ “I just wanted to be in Madrid and at a competitive club. I didn’t need more at this point in my career,” continued Pedro Leon, who also admitted to being more expert in cycling than football.
