Rodrigo stays at Real Madrid and vows to restart the core path under Alonso

August 5th - 24-year-old Brazilian winger Rodrigo has clearly told his agent: he won't go anywhere this summer and stay at the Bernabeu. In the past few weeks, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham have successively tested their transfer possibility through intermediaries, but the player himself submitted an application to the club to stay in the team last Friday and planned to report back to the team this Wednesday to begin his first full pre-season joint training with new coach Xavi Alonso.

Real Madrid revealed that after Alonso took office, he positioned Rodrigo as a dual role of "left winger + pseudo-nine", hoping to use his unball running and small space processing ability to expand depth for Mbappe and Vinicius. In order to prove himself, Rodrigo practiced 15 special shots during the holidays, and his body fat percentage dropped from 11% to 8.7%.

Although all three Premier League top leaders are willing to match the reserve price of 90 million euros, Florentino believes that the player's contract will expire in 2028 and there is no pressure to cash out; and Rodrigo also knows that once a transfer is made, the prospects for the World Cup may be damaged. So, he chose to bet on next season, with a goal of starting + 15 goals in 30 games.

Tomorrow, Rodrigo will appear at the base of Valdebebas with a new number, officially starting the counterattack script.