Rodrygo Goes maintains his intention to continue at Real Madrid next season, that’s what he says publicly, but the truth is that he is listening to the teams that are interested in acquiring his services.
Manchester City insists on signing him
That Pep Guardiola wants to sign Rodrygo for Manchester City is nothing new. That he has asked about him, neither, and in the face of these attempts, the Brazilian footballer has always expressed his intention to remain at Real Madrid for many years. However, everything has changed in recent days, after it seems that a meeting took place between the English club and the footballer’s father, a rapprochement that has set off alarm bells in the white squad, who do not want to hear about the possibility of the Brazilian leaving the team.
Rodrygo would go to Manchester City earning much more money than he does at Real Madrid, and with a more prominent role than he has now, always in the wake of Vinicius Jr. and Kylian Mbappé.
A secondary role
Nobody at Real Madrid doubts Rodrygo’s importance to the team. His quality is indisputable, he can be accused of some inconsistency, something that is improving year after year. He still has many years ahead of him, let’s not forget that he is only 24 years old and he has his whole career ahead of him.
However, he is overshadowed by Vinicius and Mbappé, whose roles in the team are ahead of him. In fact, it is the usual change of the forwards in most matches. In his favor, he is the hardest working of the three in defensive duties, but when it comes to choosing, he is always the most sacrificed of the three for changes.
On the other hand, Rodrygo has become accustomed to playing on the right wing, being one of the best in the world in that position. However, the few times we see him playing on the other wing, he shows flashes of superlative quality. At Manchester City he would be assured of this position, which would allow him to bring out all the football that his boots can offer.
The environment denies contacts
For their part, the footballer’s entourage denies that there has been any meeting with Manchester City. They reiterate that the footballer does not want to leave Real Madrid, that his dream was to play for this team and that there is no reason for a change of scenery. In this sense, it is the same discourse that has always come out of the footballer’s mouth and there is no reason why it should have changed now. The truth is that the reports talk about possible contact and that has made the board nervous.
Real Madrid know that Rodrygo, despite his young age, has already won everything with Real Madrid and that he could be tempted by new experiences, and the Premier League is a good temptation. So is the money, as he could sign for a lot more money.
It wouldn’t be the first time that an undisputed first team Real Madrid player has asked to leave in search of experiences in the Premier League. The last similar cases were those of Casemiro and Varane, both of whom said they felt very comfortable at Real Madrid, and that the reasons for their departure had nothing to do with the sporting aspect, and both of them went to United.
On the other hand, seeing himself in the shadow of Vinicius and Mbappé could also make the footballer consider new challenges for his career where he can play in his position and as the main actor.
For the moment there is nothing official and the parties deny the meeting, but Manchester City’s interest is real and not new, Pep Guardiola is a fan of Rodrygo’s game and would love to have him in the team.