Overview

• He has scored four goals in five Club World Cup matches, making him one of the competition’s top scorers.
• He stepped in for Kylian Mbappé after the striker withdrew with gastroenteritis and seized the No. 9 role with consistent attacking contributions.
• Xabi Alonso praised García’s positional awareness and work ethic, likening him to club legend Raúl.
• Real Madrid now faces a decision on integrating García into the senior squad or sending him on a development loan while weighing squad depth and LaLiga financial fair play rules.
• A graduate of La Fábrica, García spent 2010–12 with Argentina’s Santa Bárbara youth club and is related to former Spanish rugby internationals and torero Manuel Torres Cansino.