'We have an agreement' - Club chief reveals deal with Real Madrid striker put in place before Club World Cup heroics

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Getafe president Angel Torres claims that the club reached an agreement to sign Gonzalo Garcia on loan from Real Madrid before the Club World Cup.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Torres claims that, prior to the Club World Cup, Getafe reached an agreement to sign Garcia on loan from Real. Prior to the tournament, the 21-year-old had made just six first-team appearances. At the tournament, however, he has scored four goals in five games, and has also provided one assist.

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THE BIGGER PICTURE

Getafe's president has now claimed that the two clubs reached an agreement for the striker to move to the club in the summer, but he accepts that the situation has changed, and that Los Blancos may now attempt to keep him as their back-up striker, behind Kylian Mbappe.

WHAT TORRES SAID

Torres said, via Mundo Deportivo: “We have an agreement with Gonzalo. There was a commitment that as long as he didn’t stay at Real Madrid he could come. This is an agreement from a month and a half ago with both the club and the agent. I have hope, if Gonzalito comes it would be a good help. We also have Víctor Muñoz committed, but he is at the World Cup too.”

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WHAT NEXT?

Real play PSG in the semi-final of the Club World Cup later this week. If Garcia scores, one has to imagine Real may be minded to keep him.