“Marca” writes about Muriqi’s return to form – the “Pirate” is back

The renowned Spanish outlet “Marca” has dedicated an article to Vedat Muriqi, specifically his scoring prowess in La Liga. The Kosovo striker has been making headlines with his goals for Mallorca in the Spanish league.

“Marca” has written that Muriqi has returned to his best form and currently has the same number of goals as Robert Lewandowski – eight. Only Kylian Mbappe, with 14 goals, has been more prolific than Muriqi.

The renowned newspaper has written that Muriqi is enjoying a fairytale season, thanks in part to his self-confidence.

“Football is smiling on him. He is sharper than ever and is once again a key figure in coach Arrasate’s team. He is so important that he has scored more than half of his team’s goals. Mallorca have scored 15 goals in total. Eight of them bear Muriqi’s signature, and he has played in 13 matches,” writes “Marca”.

Muriqi, the Spanish newspaper continues, is determined to become Mallorca’s all-time top scorer. With 53.3 per cent of his team’s goals, Muriqi leads La Liga in this particular statistic. No player currently accounts for 53.3 per cent of their team’s goals. Only Kylian Mbappe comes close to the powerful striker. He has scored 14 of Real Madrid’s 29 goals, which is 48.27 per cent.

“Marca” has mentioned several reasons that have contributed to Muriqi’s return to form. It noted that the centre-forward has benefited greatly from the arrival of Jan Virgili, who plays on the wing. With Virgili on the pitch, the ball reaches the opposition’s penalty area more easily. And Muriqi is always there.

Muriqi’s best season at Mallorca was 2022/2023. That campaign, the Prizren-born player finished with 15 goals and three assists in 35 league matches. Mallorca scored 37 goals in total. So Muriqi scored 40.5 per cent of the team’s goals.

“The striker had scored seven goals by the 15th round of La Liga that season. That is one fewer than this season. If Muriqi can maintain this efficiency in front of goal, it will not take him long to reach the best figures of his entire career on the island,” Marca wrote.