Mariano: The dream is to play football for Real Madrid Benzema was in good shape at the time so I played less

May 28 "El Chiringuito" released a trailer for the interview of former Real Madrid forward Mariano, talking about his career in white. The Dominican striker is currently in a state of no ball to play.

Reporter: You didn't have many opportunities to play in Real Madrid at that time.

Mariano: Why didn't I get a continuous chance to play in Real Madrid? Benzema was in very good shape at the time, maybe he didn't have my position at that stage. All these things can happen. Maybe the team did not use the double striker tactic at that time, or just let Benze play?

Reporter: Why have you not left Real Madrid for so many years, as a player as good as you and with so many offers?

Mariano: When I came to Real Madrid in the first few years, what I wanted was that I had come to Real Madrid, how difficult it was to be here, and few players could come to Real Madrid to play football, and my dream was to play football for Real Madrid. A person always thinks, I want to go day after day, I want to go to train and prove that I can play football here.

In the following years, I did have more ideas like wanting to leave, but in the end there was no specific quotation. It is not because of economic reasons, but probably because of competitive considerations. I have received quotes from Qatar, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and they provide more money.

Mariano joined Real Madrid from Lyon in 2018 and left the team in 2023. He played for Real Madrid in 5 years and scored 12 goals, winning 13 championship trophys: 2 Champions League titles, 3 Club World Cup championships, 2 European Super Cup championships, 3 La Liga titles, 1 Copa del Rey title and 2 Spanish Super Cup championships.

After leaving Real Madrid, he joined Sevilla, but he has no ball to play this season.