"Thank you Real Madrid for everything you have made me feel" - Joselu posts heartwarming farewell message to Los Blancos supporters
Departing Real Madrid striker Joselu Mato has penned a heartfelt message to the club's fans following the end of his stint at Santiago Bernabeu. The Spanish striker, who came through the club's La Fabrica youth ranks, spent his career moving across Europe but returned last season on loan from RCD Espanyol.
Joselu's return to his boyhood club proved fortuitous, as he helped the club secure La Liga and UEFA Champions League glory. As a result, the club triggered their option to sign him from the Catalan club before selling him to Al-Gharafa SC in Qatar.
Following the club's announcement of the 34-year-old striker's signing and sale, he took to social media to post a heartfelt message thanking the club and its fans. Joselu said:
"Thank you. It is the best word and the most suitable to express everything I feel at this moment, in which emotion and nerves barely allow me to write. Thank you Real Madrid for everything you have made me feel throughout my life. Outside and inside. Inside and outside."
"Thank you for what you taught me as a kid; thank you for giving me so many examples of greatness and humility at the same time," he added. "Thank you for keeping my dream alive and for making it come true. Thank you Presi, you are very great. Thank you José Ángel for so much. Thanks to each and every one of the employees of the largest and most exemplary club. Thank you coach for your way of understanding this game. Thank you team for being my family. Thank you love for so much passion, so much love and that complicity that made us fly."
Joselu will surely be remembered fondly by the Los Blancos fans for his memorable year back in the Spanish capital. He scored 19 goals and provided three assists in 51 games last season, including a brace in the second leg of their Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich.
Real Madrid stars send heartfelt messages to Joselu following his departure from the club
Real Madrid stars took to social media to wish departing striker Joselu Mato the best as he embarks on the next chapter of his career. The Veteran striker was at the club on loan last season and played a key role in helping them secure the double.
Brazilian defender, Eder Militao took to his Instagram story to appreciate the 34-year-old, posting:
"Thank you Joselu. Real Madrid fans will never forget you."
Antonio Rudiger also took to his story to appreciate the departing striker, posting:
"Thank you for everything my friend. All the best to you and your family."
Joselu will go to the new chapter of his career in Qatar and will always have fond memories of his season with Real Madrid that won him his solitary Champions League medal.