While Vinicius refused a golden bridge proposed by several clubs in Saudi Arabia, his compatriot Rodrygo may well leave Real Madrid in the coming weeks. The Brazilian winger was certainly a little discreet during the second part of the Merengues season (14 goals in 53 matches in total), during his starts or his entries under the orders of Carlo Ancelotti. He completely tumbled into the hierarchy established by Xabi Alonso.
At the Club World Cup in the United States, while Gonzalo Garcia took advantage of the absence of Kylian Mbappé to reveal himself (4 goals), Rodrygo was established in the first match against Al-Hilal (null 1-1), before staying on the bench against Pachuca or Juventus. He only entered the 85th minute against Dortmund in the quarterfinals and remained on the sidelines during the 4-0 rout against PSG. Very amazing.
Rodrygo, who remains a hell of a prodigy at the age of 24, is always more in the viewfinder of the big clubs of the Premier League. Arsenal dreamed of it offering it last year, but the Gunners may have moved to something else after having set their sights on Viktor Gyökeres (74 million euros including bonus), Noni Madueke (60 million bonuses included) and the English international Eberechi Eze (still at Crystal Palace). Pep Guardiola's Manchester City is squarely who now has Rodrygo in the viewfinder! The transfer allowance could fly to nearly 100 million!
Brahim Diaz rather than Rodrygo
While waiting to learn more about the situation of the Auriverde, Xabi Alonso does not take it out for the pre-season preparation match against WSG Tirol, this Tuesday (7 p.m.) in Austria. Mbappé and Vinicius (in captain) are associated with Brahim Diaz, while Dani Ceballos accompanies Aurélien Tchouameni and Arda Güler in the midfield on the field of this innsbruck club, the current leader of the local Bundesliga.
Eduardo Camavonga is forfeited, hit an ankle a week from a first Liga match against Osasuna next Tuesday. As a reminder, Jude Bellingham will miss the first three months of competition. Ferland Mendy is in the recovery phase. We find Raul Asencio, Dani Carvajal or Gonzalo Garcia on the sidelines.
