Chicarito Dipinjamkan ke Madrid setelah Gagal Gaet Falcao
Hernandez Completes Loan Move to Real Madrid after Lost Fight for Falcao
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
JAVIER Hernandez yang akrab disapa Chicarito resmi bergabung dengan Real Madrid setelah Manchester United menandatangani kesepakatan meminjamkan pemain itu selama satu musim penuh.
Pemain internasional Meksiko itu pindah ke Bernabeu melalui kesepakatan berbasis temporer (sementara), namun Real Madrid punya opsi untuk membuat kontrak permanen musim panas mendatang, menurut Sky Sport dalam laporannya, Senin.
Juara Eropa Real Madrid mengumumkan kesepakatan tersebut dalam satu pernyataan singkat pada laman resminya dan Hernandez akan dihadirkan ke hadapan media Senin sore ini waktu Madrid.
"Saya datang untuk membantu. Saya harap saya bisa melakukan peran saya sehingga klub ini terus sukses," kata Javier Hernandez.
"Saya akan profesional di luar dan di dalam lapangan dan untuk membantu tim ini menang."
Hernandez menolak dibandingkan dengan rekan senegaranya Hugo Sanchez, seorang bintang Real Madrid dari tahun 1980-an.
"Hugo memiliki karir yang luar biasa di sini, tapi saya datang untuk meraih milikku," katanya.
Kepergian Hernandez--setelah empat musim di Old Trafford--menyusul berita bahwa Manchester United akan merekrut penyerang Kolombia Radamel Falcao, pemain yang pernah dihubung-hubungkan dengan Real Madrid.
Javier Hernandez telah mencetak 37 gol Liga Primer Inggris tapi semakin terpinggirkan sejak kepergian pelatih Sir Alex Ferguson.
Hernandez bermain sebagai starting line up pada enam pertandingan liga musim lalu dan hanya bermain 45 menit dalam kompetisi musim ini di bawah kepelatihan Louis van Gaal.
MANCHESTER United and Real Madrid have agreed a season-long loan deal for striker Javier Hernandez which is expected to be completed on Monday, according to Sky Sports´ Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.
The Mexico international has grown increasingly frustrated at a lack of first-team opportunities at Old Trafford and has been linked with several clubs during the transfer window, including Valencia and Juventus.
Real Madrid have been linked with former Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao throughout the summer, but his club, Monaco, are thought to be holding out for a hefty loan fee for their prized asset.
Falcao´s compatriot James Rodriguez has already moved to the Santiago Bernabeu this summer but Real appear to have turned their attention to "Chicharito" to boost their striking options.
Speaking ahead of Villarreal´s match against Barcelona, Balague, said: "Manchester United and Real Madrid have agreed a one-year loan deal for Chicharito Hernandez to be a player of Real Madrid.
"Some may say that is surprising because they have lost a midfielder in Xabi Alonso, but they also lost (Alvaro) Morata and Ancelotti decided if they were going to get anybody it will be a No. 9. That´s it, Real Madrid have got another striker."
Hernandez joined Manchester United from FC Guadalajara four years ago and has scored 59 goals in 154 appearances. The 26-year-old´s anticipated departure is the clearest indication that Danny Welbeck´s future lies at Old Trafford following reports linking him with a move away from Manchester United this summer.
