JESÉ AVERAGES A GOAL EVERY 114 MINUTES

The face of the future

Carlo Ancelotti has on his bench a goal-machine in the making. Jesé Rodríguez has been winning the manager's trust through talent, skill, and above all, goals. The youngster from the Canary Islands puts the ball into the back of the net every 114 minutes - very nearly a goal a game.

JR10 (don't doubt for a second that even though he is presently wearing the nº20 shirt, next season he will be asking for the number he has always worn) has scored seven goals in 800 minutes, shared out among many windows in the 28 games he has played in.

His for now short list of victims includes Barça, Valencia in official games and the likes of Guangzhou, La Galaxy, Al Sadd and PSG in friendlies. Jesé has always been a prolific scorer. He was top marksman in the European U-19 championship in 2012 with five goals and won the Bronze Boot award in the last Turkey U-20 World Cup, again with five goals.

Among his many achievements is being Castilla's all-time maximum goal-scorer for a season in the second division. Last season he racked up 22 goals, nipping past Butragueño's record of 21.

His last two goals against Valencia and PSG, which gave Real victory on both occasions, have earned him a pile kudos to get him a regular place in the team. If it only depended on what he has done for the team, he would play against Celta de Vigo on Monday.

Jesé loves a challenge, and there's one he's dying to accomplish – to score a goal in an official game at the Santiago Bernabéu.