http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/José-c19246 Luis Sanmartin Mato.
The Spanish born is a reported transfer target for the Bundesliga outfit, but the transfer fee asked for the youngster is very expensive and Hoffenheim are not willing to meet the demands of the La Liga side.
The 22-year-old has played for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 U-19, U-20 and U-21 team but built his goal scoring reputation in the Spanish third division playing for Real Madrid Castilla as a forward.
The bright young prospect is contracted to the La Liga Champions until the summer of 2014. He is being closely followed by the German club and they are ready to avail his services with the promising offer of first team experience.
The striker will get more playing time in Germany and will be willing to make the move as his future with Los Blancos is unsure and he is unlikely to make their squad in the near future.
Moreover, the Bundesliga side’s coach Markus Babbel is not appreciating their Spanish counterpart’s asking price of a minimum of €8 m for the youngster. Therefore, the coach has discontinued transfer negotiations with Real and
will only discuss the attacker’s future if the parent club revises its offer.
The boss further explained that a price tag of €8 m is outrageous for a third division footballer and is definitely a deal breaker.
"A transfer fee of €8-€10m for a third-tier player is absolutely inexplicable. This is too much. The deal is off,” the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 defender was quoted as saying in an interview.
The tactician added that he still wants to sign the young prodigy but is helpless unless Real lower their value of the player and in that case, Hoffenheim are just a phone call away.
"We are still interested, of course. But we are initially bailing out of this. Should Real Madrid be happy with less than that (fee), they are welcome to give us a phone call," he concluded.
Joselu has scored an impressive 40 goals in 72 games for Real Madrid B team.
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