For the past month, Rodrygo has been linked with exit Real Madrid. With 27 minutes on the pitch in the last five games, a move to Arsenal or Liverpool has become more and more relevant. Xabi Alonso left the Brazilian with 68 goals and 51 assists in 270 appearances on the bench in PSG’s 4-0 thrashing of the club in the Club World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. Unsurprisingly, Alonso was asked after the game about Rodrygo’s future at the San Bernabeu.
When asked about the decision to put Rodrygo on the bench, Alonso said: “The fact that he didn’t play again is a game-by-game decision. The way things went, we needed another player. There have been no decisions made about the future throughout this championship; We haven’t rotated much. Let’s start in a different context,” Alonso begins a little vaguely.
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-We want to build a team that plays as a unit and maintain that feeling and spirit. The World Championships have been very demanding; we’ve been stuck in the penultimate phase, it hurts, and now we’ll see what happens,” the Real Madrid manager said, according to Goal.
Okay, no decisions made about Rodrygo, but Xabi Alonso has given a clear signal to the Brazilian, especially with zero playing time against PSG who toyed with the Real players, that he does not represent the first choice when Real have room for Mbappé, Vinicius, Bellingham, Gonzola Garcia and Güler.
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With one year left until the World Cup and a call-up to Brazil’s national team, Rodrygo cannot risk spending the season on the bench with Alonso. Here’s something going on. Then we’ll see if Liverpool or Arsenal can manoeuvre their way to an €80 million signing of Rodrygo.
