Zidane-Ronaldo-Vale Hosselu?...'Human Victory' icon to argue →'"You can play for one season'vs"No matter how much you think about it"

Jul 04, 2024

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Fans were at odds over whether a player will be listed as a legend.

British sports bible reported on the 4th (Korea time) 'Real fans were surprised to see who was on the legendary list on the club's website.

Sportsbible added 'Hosselu spent one season with Real, but was added to the club legend section. He spent one season with Real and moved to Algarapa, Qatar, but was added to the list. Fans are divided over his posting as a club legend alongside Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale.

Hosselu joined Real on loan in the 2023-2024 season, drawing keen attention from many. Real offered him a backup striker position after showing his consistent scoring ability at Espanyol, and not many fans expected him to show a really outstanding performance at the time of signing.

However, Hosselu's willingness to boost his career, which was disappointing in the Real 2nd division, was visible. Although he was not a built-in starting player in the 2023-2024 season, he scored 17 goals. In particular, he scored against Bayern Munich in the second leg of the European Champions League semifinals, contributing significantly to Real's victory in the European Champions League. At that time, Hosselu scored multiple goals even though he was a substitute to give Real a victory.

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Real was going to give Hosselu the honor of a complete transfer after the end of the season, creating a story of a turnaround. It is known that Hosselu may also want to stay in Real. However, Hosselu, who thought he would lose his place after the Kylian Mbappe transfer, chose to move to Algarapa instead of staying.

Real have included Hosselu, who left the team after a season of performance, on the club's legendary list. Fans acknowledged Hosselu's performance, but they were divided into opinions that it was not a legend and that it was possible because he played a great role in one season.

Advocacy fans claimed on social media that "'He has already reached legendary status with two goals against Bayern' and 'Ethan Hazard has done in a year's time at Real.'" On the other hand, critics say, `No matter how good he is, this is not it. We've only been together for a season", "Should I go on to become a legend just because I was lucky in one game?" he said.

Perhaps conscious of the controversy, Real later excluded Hosselu from the list of Real Legends. One season's performance certainly remained in the hearts of fans, but the wall was too high to be recognized as a legend of the world's best club Real.

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