Brahim knocks on the door

Brahim Diaz knocks on the door. Both to Spain and to Real Madrid. The second knows that he has it open, because at the end of the course his two years on loan at Milan expire: he will return more mature and with the boosted experience counter (he has already played 93 games with Pioli’s men since the loan began and this season has taken a step forward). The second, tries to hit her with his performances in the reigning Italian champions. With the ’10’ behind him, not even the arrival of Charles de Ketelaere, the club’s big bet, is preventing him from shining in a Series A where he has left performance, recognition and flashes as his goal maradoniano to Juventus.

With the bianconeri looking for the equalizer, Brahim caught a ball in the center of the field and began a ride that planted him against Szczesny. To the cage, final 2-0 and celebration with the stands of a crazy San Siro. The fans They have not hesitated and Serie A has announced on its official website that the voters have elected as much as goal of the month. October as a shuttle for the man from Malaga, since he also received the decoration of best soccer player of the rossoneriin front of Rafael Leão, Sandro Tonali and Matteo Gabbia. The club highlighted his performance against the Old lady and in front of Monza, with a double included. Two meetings in which he would raise two MVP’s. Furthermore, according to Olocipa company specializing in applying artificial intelligence to football, he is the second best footballer of Milan this season. With his actions, Leão has generated 5.32 more goals than expected for his team, compared to 4.16 for Brahim, which also places him in tenth place in Serie A.

And this despite having intermittent starts (starting in 7 of the 12 league days) and having played only 461 minutes. That is the main duty, continuity, marked by competition with a footballer, the aforementioned De Ketelaere, which has involved a disbursement of 32 million euros. But he has not prevented him from scoring four goals (matching his best season as a professional), accompanied by an assist, which makes him participate in a goal every 92.2 minutes. In fact, he beats Leão, and everyone else, in impact by 90 minutes in another statistic compiled by Olocip. With 0.77, due to the 0.57 goals generated by the Portuguese winger per game and he is the second best of the entire Italian competition in completions with the foot. Just as it appears as the third largest generator of goalscoring actions (1.18 per 90 minutes) among all footballers under 23 years of age of the five major leagues, after Rodrygo and Musiala, according to a study by Football Wonderkids. Feelings, numbers and AI back you up.

The ideal time to receive recognition, since Luis Enrique’s list for the World Cup will be released in a few days (November 11). The coach, although he has a nucleus of trust, always has a surprise up his sleeve and footballers who always appear in the pools of La Roja, like Brahim, keep alive the hope of appearing in Qatar. It would not be his first call. In the November 2021 break he was called up for the matches against Greece and Sweden, although he did not take the field. Neither was his first international with ‘the elders’, although his debut against Lithuania, with a goal, comes with an asterisk: the U-21 represented the Absolute due to a positive for Busquets’ coronavirus. The mystery will be solved soon.

With a contract until 2025 and the confidence of Madrid

Of course, the accumulated merits, whether the World Cup crystallizes or not, are a springboard to fight for the position at Real Madrid 2023-24. Brahim has a contract until 2025 and in the white club they have always bet heavily on the now 23-year-old footballer. The 17 million euros disbursed in January 2019 to get him out of Manchester City are a good example of this. As is not having accepted a purchase option from Milan, who fought endlessly for her to opt for her at the end of this two-year loan. But in the white offices they were clear: Brahim would return. And in July he will. His versatility allows him to occupy both sides, although his fetish position is that of diezthe mythical number that he wears at Milan. Vinicius, Rodrygo and Valverde are naturally non-negotiable, but Asensio’s contract is ending and his renewal is a hot topic on the Paseo de la Castellana. Lucas Váquez is already a full-time winger and Hazard has become invisible, opening cracks through which the midfielder could sneak his talent.

If the Balearic or the Belgian put an end to their Real Madrid stage, it would be a change of cards. Y Brahim has learned to move in ecosystems where he must perform immediatelyhandles himself with ease in a revulsive role that he should adopt to convince Carletto that his future is white. At Milan he did it, he won over Pioli, for something they asked to repeat assignment and extend this second one more than usual. In Serie A he has become, as we said, the team’s offensive leader, squeezing opportunities. Important factors to continue knocking on doors from now on. The first is that of Spain and then will come that of a Madrid against whom they could face in the Champions League round of 16 if Monday’s draw so decides. We’ll see if fate is capricious…