Real Madrid will begin preparations for a season in which there is no place for Rodrygo in 24 hours. The Brazilian is one of the open issues facing the Whites, which must be resolved in the coming weeks. There have been many suitors for the player, but the truth is that no concrete offer has been made, largely due to the Brazilian’s high asking price and salary. As of today, everything points in the same direction: Liverpool, with whom they claim to already have an agreement in place.
Rodrygo no longer fits in at Real Madrid
Something has broken between Rodrygo and Real Madrid. The player has always been important for the Whites, being one of their key and most defining players. However, his performance throughout the season has been more than poor.Something has happened to the forward this season that has seen him fade into obscurity, with his attitude and attitude far from the professionalism expected at the highest level.
Since the arrival of Kylian Mbappé this season, the Brazilian has faded into the background, reaching a low point in the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona. The Frenchman’s ankle injury made him the starting striker. Rodrygo’s performance, who only played the first 45 minutes, was disastrous. The statistics spoke for themselves. He didn’t shoot, he didn’t try or create anything in attack, he didn’t dribble, he didn’t make a dangerous pass to a teammate… In short, a disaster. A disaster that led him to an unsustainable mental state that kept him off the pitch from that moment on.
With the arrival of Xabi Alonso, he showed him every confidence from day one, keeping a close eye on the player at home and in training and publicly backing him during his presentation: “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’re going to need him.”
However, he received more of the same in response. The coach put him in the starting lineup against Al Hilal in the first game of the Club World Cup, and the Brazilian was once again very passive in attack, waiting for the ball to come to him and showing no commitment to helping out and pressing in defense. Xabi didn’t like what he saw at all, and not only did he give him hardly any minutes in the rest of the tournament, but he also ruled him out completely, putting him on the transfer list.
The problems with his departure
Rodrygo’s talent is unquestionable, but the player needs to be brought back to form, and everything points to that only happening if he leaves the Whites. The problem is that, although many teams have been linked with him, no offers have been made. There has been speculation about interest from half the Premier League, including Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, City, and Chelsea, but no one has put an offer on the table.
This may be largely due to the player’s price tag. Real Madrid want no less than $100 million, and many teams are playing for time to see if the club will lower its asking price. In addition, the Premier League is known for big transfers, but not for big salaries, and the Brazilian’s financial demands could be another obstacle to sealing his departure.
They are aiming for an agreement with Liverpool
In the last few hours, it seems that there have been steps in this direction, as there are indications of an agreement between Rodrygo and Liverpool, which will now have to be extrapolated to Real Madrid. According to sources Siro López and ESPN, Rodrygo has accepted an informal offer from Liverpool, so the next step would be to talk to Real Madrid. If so, the white team will shortly receive a formal offer that it will have to consider. Newcastle’s rejection of Liverpool’s bid for Isak may have prompted the English club to take this step and go for the Brazilian. Although Arsenal has always been at the top of the list, their refusal to pay a high salary may have paved the way for Liverpool.