Once, at Real Madrid, there was a strong center forward who swept Europa League with Raul, and the tall, cheerful young man was called Morientes! At that time, Raúl had begged the club not to sell him, and he himself was willing to cut his salary to stay in the team, and the desperate Florentino resolutely let him go... Since then, an anecdote about the "Morientes clause" has emerged!
Fernando Morientes, born on 5 April 1976 in Cáceres, Spain, once played for Zaragoza in La Liga, because of his keen sense of smell in the penalty area, excellent shooting skills, both feet can shoot, breakthrough is dominated by speed and explosiveness, sudden change of direction is super strong, by Real Madrid after buying the formation...
From 1998 to 2000, with the departure of Golden Left Foot Suk and Mijatovic, Morientes became the main striker of Real Madrid, wearing the No. 9 shirt, forming a forward pair with Raul, scoring more than 30 goals, and the performance was eye-catching, even if Arnelka's sky-high addition could not shake Morientes's main position, and in 2000, Morientes helped Real Madrid win the Champions League.
From 1998 to 2000, with the departure of Golden Left Foot Suq and Mijatovic, Morientes became the main striker of Real Madrid, wearing the No. 9 shirt, forming a forward pair with Raul, scoring more than 30 goals, and performing eye-catchingly, even if Arnelka's sky-high joining in the middle could not shake Morientes's main position. In 2000, Morientes helped Real Madrid win the Champions League.
The combination of the two is not only in Real Madrid, but also in the Spanish national team. At the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, Morientes became the main striker of the Spanish team and became the team's top scorer.
Judging from the performance of both Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, Morientes has entered the peak period, and the glory that belongs to him seems to be about to bloom! however......
However, in 2002, when the President of Real Madrid introduced Ronaldo, who was in the limelight of the World Cup, Morientes was pinned to the bench, and in 2003, Florentino abandoned Morientes and loaned him to Monaco in Ligue 1...
In the quarter-finals of the Champions League in 2003/04, Monaco met Real Madrid, and it was Morientes' goal that helped Monaco eliminate Real Madrid, which undoubtedly gave real Madrid a resounding slap in the face.
In 2004, Morientes was loaned to Monaco by Real Madrid, and fate brought the Ligue 1 side and the Galaxy to meet in the Champions League quarter-finals, where he played a decisive role in both matches, notably in the second leg, when his goal allowed Monaco to come back 3-1 and knock out his old club. At that moment, Morientes said emotionally, "My feelings are divided..."
Since then, all real madrid players who have been loaned out have joined the so-called "Morientes clause", that is, to adopt a evasion system against their old club Real Madrid! This is Morientes, who has won the respect of Real Madrid and the fans with his strength. "I can be sold by you, but you have to pay the price..."