The latest addition of Real Madrid This summer, Joselu will be welcomed at the Bernabeu by his brother-in-law and new colleague, Dani Carvajal.
Joselu left Real Madrid in 2012 to sign with Hoffenheim, but he has since returned to the Spanish city after stints with Stoke City and Newcastle.
Along with having gone through Madrid’s youth systems at about the same time, the 33-year-old striker and Carvajal are close off the field.
It turns out that the two are identical sisters who met their respective boyfriends when they were just starting their professions in Madrid.
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Carvajal married Daphne Canizares last year, and the couple is expecting their second child together after Canizares announced her pregnancy on social media in March. Joselu married Melanie Canizares in 2016, and the couple is still together almost ten years after getting married.
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The two will now play together at the club level after frequently playing together for Spain.
Daphne is the owner of “Blue Weddings,” a company that specializes in planning social events and weddings, while Melanie works as a model and flight attendant.
Joselu and Carvajal had somewhat distinct career paths after Joselu left Real Madrid more than ten years ago.
Carvajal has won three La Liga crowns and five Champions Leagues with Los Blancos, while Joselu has only won one trophy, the Nations League championship that Spain won on penalties against Croatia on Sunday.
Three days prior, Joselu showed a hint of his potential when he scored a late goal to help Spain defeat Italy in the semi-final.
Additionally, he is coming off a standout campaign at Espanyol, when he scored 16 goals in a club that placed second.
He will now get another opportunity at one of the biggest teams in Europe, but he will have enormous shoes to fill after Karim Benzema decided to end his 14-year career at Real Madrid and travel to Saudi Arabia.
However, Joselu will be hoping to get back into the swing of things fast with Carvajal at his side in order to assist Madrid unseat Barcelona in the upcoming campaign.