Newcastle United flop Joselu is currently enjoying life at Real Madrid after joining them on loan from Espanyol in the last window.
The 33-year-old is leading Los Blancos’ attack, and has five goals and two assists from 11 games this season.
Marca have published a detailed interview with Joselu, during which they put to him that his return to the Madrid club came ‘after far from easy’ spells at 1899 Hoffenheim, Hannover 96, Stoke City and Newcastle.
Responding to that, the striker insisted he has no regrets about moving abroad earlier in his career and he explained the reasons for that.
“I have had a career with many good moments and also bad ones. But I wouldn’t change a single step I’ve taken for anything in the world,” he said.
“I have enjoyed everything and it has helped me be the footballer and person that I am. Of course, there are times when you can choose other paths because things weren’t going well, but those decisions I made are what have led me to be here.”
The Spaniard was at Real Madrid during the 2011/12 season and ended up making only one appearance for them.
Joselu was at the Tyneside club between 2017 and 2019, and he struggled to impress. He scored seven goals and registered two assists from 52 games, and lost prominence towards the end of his spell with the Magpies.
The frontman left Newcastle and returned to Spain by joining Alavés in 2019, and has revealed how staying away from his country helped him.
“I got very close to my wife. Being away and not having support from your family or the media made me feel very close to her, she was the one who always encouraged me to move forward,” Joselu explained.
On his experience in Germany and England, he said: “Then I went abroad, learning [from] the experience of living in another country, playing in Europe, getting to know the Premier League… Everything helped me grow and be who I am.”
