Manchester City Stunned: Transfer Bombshell as Star Player Heads to Real Madrid in Record-Breaking KRW 224.4 Billion Deal
British media ‘Team Talk’ said on the 3rd (local time), “Man City want to strengthen their attacking line in January next year. Despite having great assets like Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Docu and Sabinho, they have failed. Their ability is massively strong.” “I hope so,” he reported.
He continued, “Man City have identified Rodrigo (23, Real Madrid) as their top priority recruitment target, although with the uncertainty surrounding Erling Haaland’s future, Real Madrid want to entrust the present and the future to Rodrigo and Man City. “From our perspective. , negotiations are not expected to be easy,” he said.
“Man City will offer a transfer fee of 150 million euros (about 224.4 billion won) to sign Rodrigo,” added the media, adding, “If Real Madrid accept, it will be the most expensive signing in Premier League history.”
Rodrigo, who left Santos to settle at Real Madrid in the summer of 2019, is currently one of the best wing forwards in the world. While with Santos, he recorded a total of 17 goals and 8 assists in 80 games, and Real Madrid recognized his potential and invested 45 million euros (about 67.3 billion won) in transfer fees to sign Rodrigo.
No adaptation period was required. Rodrigo showed his skills despite limited playing time in his first season, scoring 7 goals and 3 assists in 26 games, and in the 2020/21 season, he scored 2 goals and 7 assists in 33 games, playing as a substitute in most of the games.
It was in the 2021/22 season that he took over the starting position in earnest. Rodrigo, who began to show great chemistry with Vinicius Jr., contributed greatly to Real Madrid winning the UEFA Champions League, scoring 9 goals and assisting 9 in 48 appearances.
It appears that the game is maturing as the season progresses. Rodrigo started as a right wing forward in the match against Deportivo Alaves last September (3-2 win) and scored, earning the 100th attacking point of his Real Madrid career.
With the addition of outstanding assets like Kylian Mbappe, it is inevitable for Real Madrid to organize the attacking line. As a result, it was claimed that Rodrigo could be sold. However, even if there is a team that wants to hire him, negotiations are unlikely to be easy. According to the media, Real Madrid have reportedly not set a separate transfer fee for Rodrigo.
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