Granero: I Could Not Say No To Real Madrid

Esteban Granero has revealed that he could still return to Real Madrid at the end of the season if they exercise the buy-back clause in his contract and also explained that he is not a normal player.

The 21-year-old made a permanent move to Getafe in the summer after a successful loan spell, but could yet go back to the Bernabéu if he impresses during the current season.

While Granero admits that he owes a lot to Los Azulones, the lure of playing for Madrid's first team would be too tempting to turn down if it became a reality.

"There is still a buy-back option from Real Madrid and if I have a good year and Madrid want me then we will see, but there are not many players that would say no to playing for them," he told EFE.

"That does not mean that I am not excited about Getafe because I am and I want to thank them for the effort they showed in bringing me here and I want to repay them."

Granero then explained why he is not seen as a conventional player and stated that away from the game he does not focus his life around football.

"On the pitch I am aggressive and temperamental. Away from it I am shy and introverted. To be a football player you cannot be shy on the pitch, though, and your personality must influence that," he continued.

"A footballer is a person first and we suffer things, enjoy other moments, we can have good and bad times. That all comes through in the performance.

"Players are very stereotyped. There are all types though. In the teams I have played in there have been al types of people.

"There are so many things to do away from football. That takes up three or four hours of my day and you cannot dedicate your life just to that.

"I like to read, to study, to be with my girlfriend and to be a normal person. I have been told a lot that I am not a typical player, but that really does not bother me."

Lucas Brown, Goal.com