Lazio keen on Chicharito Hernandez

Posted Friday, January 30, 2015 by Marca.com

REAL FEAR THEY WILL NEED HIM IF THEY LOSE ANY STRIKERS TO INJURY

Chicharito Hernández has barely seen any first-team action since joining Real Madrid, despite Carlo Ancelotti's satisfaction with his work in training.

However, the Mexican forward still has plenty of suitors across Europe. Proof of this is the number of clubs that have expressed an interest in him, the most recent being Serie A side Lazio.

Claudio Lotito's club has expressed its interest in the forward who is on loan from Manchester United, but Real's initial response was very blunt: "Chicharito is not going anywhere".

The Mexican could still prove important in the event of one of Real's other three first-team strikers picking up a serious injury. "What if one of our other strikers picks up a serious injury, just as Modric did?" That's the question emanating from the upper echelons of the club and it is due to that fear that Real are unwilling to offload Chicharito.

The player is thrilled to be at Real Madrid and loves the city, but he has considered leaving the club due to a lack of first-team football during the past two months.

So far Chicharito has only played 509 minutes of competitive football - 161 in La Liga, 180 in the Spanish Cup and 168 in the Champions League -, but more importantly he has only started five matches: the league game against Levante, both legs of the cup tie against Cornellá and both legs of the Champions League tie against Ludogorets.