The future of Rodrygo seems to be away from Real Madrid after boss Xabi Alonso said he had not brought him in their 4-0 loss over PSG because he preferred other players – with Arsenal said he was interested
Real Madrid -Baas Xabi Alonso has claimed that he did not make a decision about the future of Arsenal -target Rodrygo -after he claimed not to include him in their 4-0 loss for PSG was a “technical decision”.
The future of Rodrygo in Madrid looks uncertain after he has been dropped for one of the World Cup matches of the team in the United States this summer.
He started their opening 1-1 draw against Al-Hilal and took an assist for the Gonzalo Garcia strike, but since then he had to settle for two replacement performances against Red Bull Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund.
In three of the Madrid matches, against Pachuca, Juventus and PSG, Rodrygo was an unused replacement, who only added to speculation that he could leave in the middle of strong ties with Arsenal.
When he was asked about his call to leave Rodrygo on the couch, Alonso said: “These are match decisions. The way the game went, we still needed a profile.
“There have been no decisions for the future. We have not played too much in this clubworld cup and the context will be different in the future.”
About the possibility of further signing sessions, after he had already broken up Center-back Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth and Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool, he added: “We have not yet spoken to it during the Club World Cup, but from now on we are open to improvements.”
Earlier this summer, reports claimed that Rodrygo was “angry” about his situation in the Bernabeu and felt pushed aside in favor of teammates Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham.
It is said that the situation had caused an “explosion” in Madrid after he had not appeared in the loss of 4-3 to Barcelona in May. Arsenal looked like the most likely destination, because Mikel Arteta is looking for more firepower to help him win the title.
Rodyrgo has been tipped to leave for an amount of £ 67 million and it has already been established that Arsenal has a strong interest in him.
But the enormous amount can be unpleasant, after he had already eliminated £ 60 million for the Spanish midfielder Martin Zubimendi, while they try to sign Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon, but a total of £ 80 million are quoted.
Other Arsenal Forward objectives are Chelsea's Noni Madueke, who has already agreed personal conditions, and Crystal Palace -star Ebereechi Eze -two deals that may be more feasible than Rodrygo.