Rodrygo (23 years old) is going through difficult times. On the pitch, the Brazilian has earned the right to be respected more than ever. A renowned winger, the former Santos star has established himself over the years at a club as demanding as Real Madrid. A full member of the first team for two years, the Auriverde international (27 caps, 6 goals) has a more than flattering record (55 goals and 42 assists in 221 matches, all competitions combined).
Rodrygo responds cash
Unfortunately for him, his performances never put him in the box of the untouchables of the Casa Blanca as can be Vinicius Junior. The proof was also very quickly provided at the time when the arrival of Kylian Mbappé in Madrid was no longer in doubt. At a time when journalists were wondering which eleven Carlo Ancelotti would line up, Rodrygo was clearly designated as the first to go and sit on the bench. Rumours to which the interested party reacted strongly, leaving doubts hanging over his future with the Merengues.
“Well… Anything can happen. I have a contract here but… the years I spent here were a pleasure for me. As I said, I still want to be in this club, but let’s see what happens. Anything is possible» In the end, Rodrygo stayed, he is even still a starter, but the controversies continued, and this, from the start of this 2024/2025 season. Following the success of the Casa Blanca in the European Super Cup against Atalanta, the Madrid press was inflamed by the BVM, acronym for Bellingham, Vinicius and Mbappé. And Rodrygo in all this? Zapped. Four days later, his response was not long in coming. Having scored the decisive goal against Mallorca, the Brazilian let his annoyance burst on his social networks.
A new communication
“Hello guys, yesterday (Sunday) the result was not what we wanted. In La Liga, every point makes a difference in the end. I am happy with the objective and the evolution of the team. Last week, they (the media, ed.) talked about the trio Bellingham, Mbappé and Vini, but they will have to add the R for Rodrygo to this acronym.» Merengue quickly deleted his post, but the message got through. Finally, the latest friction: the announcement of the 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or 2024%2C%20Vinicius%20Jr%20(). Absent from the list, somewhat to everyone’s surprise it is true, the Brazilian reacted once again by posting a photo of all his trophies won last season accompanied by a laughing emoji. Relevo explains that his absence from the Ballon d’Or list was seen as a huge injustice in view of the work accomplished at Real Madrid.
All these demonstrations of frustration are obviously not insignificant, but they testify to a change of strategy on the part of the Brazilian, according to Relevo. The Spanish media assures that Rodrygo and his entourage have adopted a more aggressive communication plan for several months, with a very specific goal: to erase his lack of media presence. A man of duty (and decisive!) who never balks, the Madrilenian no longer wants to be silent and wants to show himself more, to put himself forward. Indeed, he and his team realized, just after the 2022 World Cup, that the communication part had not been worked on enough. This is why Rodrygo is more present on his X or Instagram accounts and his personal statistics are more exposed. Will this be enough to put him on the same level as his star teammates at Real Madrid?
