The rivals of Liverpool reportedly withdrawn from the pursuit of transfer target Rodrygo, giving the Reds the opportunity to sign the Brazilian star of Real Madrid on the second time of questions
Liverpool Transfer -target Rodrygo has already revealed why he rejected the club in the past. The Reds reportedly re -delivered their interest in the Real Madrid attacker this summer, after they have now received a potential boost.
Despite the fact that he has already exhausted about £ 300 million to fresh talent this summer, Arne Slot was able to move to strengthen Liverpool's left flank after the departure of Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich. And Madrid Sensation Rodrygo is a name that has been repeatedly linked to a move to Anfield in recent months.
This is due to the rumors of the Brazilian last season, where, despite 50 performances, he found his interest in the team that was reduced by the signing of Kylian Mbappe. Questions about his future were exacerbated by the arrival of Xabi Alonso as a manager this summer, with his limited involvement during the World Cup campaign of the team that suggested that he was not paramount in the plans of the Spaniard.
The Guardian recently claimed that Liverpool, together with their rivals Arsenal and Manchester City, is 'Attent' for the situation, willing to dive into when tensions in the summer increase further.
And a new update from the Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague states that City has now ended their pursuit of Rodrygo because of Savinho, which offers Liverpool an extra boost when they hope to land the 24-year-old.
It would not be the first time that Liverpool had wanted to secure his signature. In 2017, before the transfer from Rodrygo to the Santiago Bernabeu a year later, the then Reds boss Jurgen Klopp tried to bring the winger to Anfield. According to the agent of the attacker, Klopp even came on a flight to meet the teenage wonderkid personally.
But Rodrygo chose to stay at his boy's club, Santos, and to break through in the first team that he could do the following year. Later, Rodrygo explained later and said: “We did not close the deal because I didn't want it. I wanted to stay in Santos, although the offer was very good.
“The path they promised to me would also have been very good for my career. I would finish my studies in England to prepare for European football. It had always been my dream to play in Europe.
“Everything was very good, but my desire spoke louder. I wanted to stay in Santos and write a little history in the club. And that is what happened: I was able to fulfill my dream to play for Santos. But it is true, I almost went to Liverpool.”
The agent of Rodrygo, Nick Arcuri, told Canal Do Nicola in 2020: “When Rodrygo started signing his first professional contract with Santos, 16 years old, a director of Liverpool called me and said Klopp already knew that Klopp had already seen the player, the material had already come to see Rodrygo.
“He had gone on YouTube, looked for 'talents from Brazil'. Rodrygo had appeared and he was very young. He (Klopp) came to Brazil and liked him.
“They 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.”
Liverpool will now have to be signed to sign Rodrygo, with the Brazilian international under contract until 2028. His reimbursement can be pushed even higher by competition from other clubs such as Premier League rivals Arsenal, whose need for a left -wing player of world class – Rodrygo's preference position is known.
Although Los Blancos has appeared satisfied in recent weeks to keep Rodrygo, their interest in arsenal defender William Saliba would have seen them do a sensational swap deal. The Gunners would like to add a winger and Marca claims that Real tried to seduce them into a movement, after they had previously weighed the signing of Saliba next summer or free in 2027.
However, that offer was immediately rejected by the Gunners. It is understanding that the defender remains happy in London and is not considering taking a step.
For the time being, Rodrygo – who was rather appreciated at £ 86 million earlier in the summer – will remain available to Alonso with the La Liga season of the club to start Osasuna on Tuesday evening.