Rodrygo Goes is the star of the summer at Real Madrid. The Brazilian player has been completely ruled out and a way out is being sought, which does not seem easy given his high price tag and salary demands. The striker wants to stay, but Xabi Alonso has no plans for him after what he showed in the Club World Cup. Now a new option has emerged with Mourinho in the equation, which could be the solution to the problem.
Rodrygo and a season to forget
Rodrygo has gone from being key to the team to being practically a zero and on his way out. It’s a radical turnaround that has been brewing throughout the season, where Rodrygo’s performance has been less than stellar. The quality of a player like the Brazilian is indisputable, and in the end, his numbers are still there because isolated actions bring out the best in him, but the truth is that the image he has given on the pitch throughout the season makes it clear that something is wrong with the striker, who has faded into complete obscurity.
The turning point came in the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona. He was already being questioned, but Ancelotti opted for him to start the game due to Kylian Mbappé’s ankle injury. He was only on the pitch for 45 minutes and it was as if he hadn’t been there. He didn’t shoot, he didn’t dribble, he didn’t create any danger… and so on and so forth, leading to his substitution at half-time and a barrage of criticism that did not sit well with the player, who reached a level of psychological stress that left him unable to play for the rest of the season.
Xabi Alonso does not count on him
Upon his arrival, Xabi Alonso praised his talent and indicated that he would be counted on. “Rodrygo is a Real Madrid player and I’m going to have a conversation with him, as I do with everyone, because he deserves it and we need him. Rodrygo is a spectacular player, which I’m not going to discover, and we will need him,” he said. However, everything has taken a 180-degree turn.
A turnaround that comes for no other reason than the player’s disastrous performance on the pitch. The confidence that Xabi Alonso wanted to give the player to help him take off and return to his best was such that he made him a starter in the first World Cup match against Al Hilal, but once again his performance was disastrous.
Passivity, lack of motivation, no commitment to the team… These are more than enough reasons for the coach to have written him off and not want him in the team. Whether he leaves or not, Rodrygo will not get quality minutes at Real Madrid. Rodrygo’s suitors are fading away and there are no offers
Rodrygo is finding it difficult to leave Real Madrid, at least for the moment. His three-figure price tag and high salary mean that the suitors who had supposedly shown interest are not rushing to sign the player. There has been speculation for months that his destination will be the Premier League, but the truth is that teams such as Chelsea, Liverpool, and Tottenham have been making other moves and have not made a move for the Brazilian. Arsenal has always been considered the most interested party and, although it has also signed other players, it could go for the Brazilian in the final stretch of the transfer window if Martinelli is transferred, an option that seems complicated.
Mourinho emerges as an option
In the last few hours, a new option has emerged in the form of a former Real Madrid player, José Mourinho. In Turkey, there was talk that Fenerbahçe wanted to go for Brahim, but now there is interest in Rodrygo, who is on the Portuguese coach’s agenda. According to the local press, the Turkish side is trying to convince the player, but what they are looking for is not a transfer but a loan, as they cannot afford the fee. The Brazilian still has three years left on his contract with the Whites, so it would not be a bad option to loan him out, let him play, and then sell him with greater guarantees next summer. What is clear is that whatever happens, Xabi Alonso has closed the door on him.