Tottenham reportedly sees a movement for Real Madrid-Vleugel player Rodrygo as a potential replacement for the departing son Heung-Min, known with Jurgen Klopp as a big fan of the Brazilian international
Jurgen Klopp was so enthusiastic about signing Real Madrid-Vleugel player Rodrygo that he took 11 hours to South America to meet the then 16-year-old Prodigy. The Brazilian, who is said to be a target for Tottenham Hotspur, because they offer to find a replacement for son Heung-Min, was a hot prospect at Santos, and the ex-liverpool boss wanted to bring him to Anfield.
Nick Arcuri, the agent of Rodrygo, unveiled in a YouTube chat from 2020 that Liverpool was the first Premier League club that approached the Brazilian asterisk, where Klopp and outside went to secure his signature.
Arcuri remembered: “When Rodrygo started signing his first professional contract with Santos, 16 years old, a director of Liverpool called me and said that Klopp already knew the player, had already seen the material, had already come to Rodrygo.
“He had gone on YouTube, searched 'Talents from Brazil', Rodrygo had appeared and he was very young. He came to Brazil and liked him. She contacted me, the director of Liverpool wanted him to be his first signing, Rodrygo.
“I went to England, sat in London, Liverpool has an office in London. I brought the proposal to Modesto [Roma Junior]Then President of Santos. Modesto did not accept it. It turned out that Santos Rodrygo did not want to sell and made the first professional contract instead. But it was Rodrygo's first official proposal, he was 16 and it was Liverpool. “
A move to Anfield never came out, with the Brazilian choosing to sign for Madrid in 2019 for a fee of £ 39 million. Despite enjoying a very successful career in Spain, with three La Liga titles, two Champions League trophies and countless other distinctions, the influence of the 24-year-old on the field was reduced last season due to the formidable attacking trio of Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius JR and Jude Bellingham.
This decrease in playing time has led to rumors that link him to a switch to clubs such as Liverpool and Arsenal. Spurs have now been thrown into the mix, with the report that the Europa League champions see him as a potential replacement for Son, which is expected to come to Lafc after announcing his intention to leave the club on Saturday.
The North London club has already signed a broad player this summer and splashed £ 55 million on Mohammed Kudus. But only seven months ago they tried to sign another player who was admired by Klopp, after fighting to lure Randal Kolo Muani from Paris Saint-Germain.
Spurs were in conversation to sign the Frenchman on loan in January, but he chose to spend the rest of the season in Juventus, where he scored 10 goals in 22 performances in all competitions.
During his Stint in Eintracht Frankfurt it was that Sky Germany reported that the striker was striking to join Klopp in Liverpool in what a club record would have been £ 88 million. Instead, he stayed in the Bundesliga before he made a relocation of £ 76 million to Paris Saint-Germain, where he only scored 11 times in 54 games.
Now back on form in Italy, the Serie A heavyweights want to permanently secure its services. However, they could get a challenge from Tottenham, who want to replace their departing South Korean star and have money to spend.