Januzaj, the unexpected departure of an irregular genius

There are many realists who mourn his departure because so much talent has not been easy to spot even in the last half century at Real. The txuri urdin club decided not to renew Adnan Januzaj (Brussels, 1995) and with him a footballer as smart as he is irregular, as disrespectful as he is indifferent, capable of getting up from his chair because of witchcraft … or because of an absurd disappearance on the ball. He came as a rebellious star from Manchester United and left as a more mature and committed footballer, leaving a good record of individual and collective service: 169 official games, with 23 goals and 21 assisted in five campaigns in which the growth of the club has been phenomenal. His achievements say it all: three qualifiers for the Europa League and a Copa del Rey this season, though one from Brussels remains frustrated at not playing a minute here.

The realist with the most against the Europa League

Five years is a lot for a foreigner in Real and Januzaj leaving his legacy of genius … and records. He remains as the eighth foreign football player with the most matches in the history of txuri urdin, with 167, just two out of seventh, which willian josephthree to eight, Gero Rulli (170). Furthermore, at the moment he is the footballer who has played the most games in the Europa League (before UEFA) in the entire history of Real: 20, one more than Zamora, Arconada Y Oyarzabal.

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