Despite the fact that the new season has just started, the managers of Real Madrid are thinking in the long term about the future of the club. The prestigious Spanish AS has published the news that Madrid are in pursuit of the star of Manchester City, Rodrigo. According to Spanish media, Real will attack for the Spanish midfielder at the end of this season.
Rodrigo has an active contract with Manchester City until 2027, but could leave if he is offered a deal with Real Madrid. Since the departure of Toni Kroos, the Spanish club has been looking for a player with the same attributes in the midfield who can replace the German. The first matches in La Liga for this season have shown, among other things, a difficulty of the Madrid players to create opportunities for scoring and to be creative in the attacking phase.
Rodrigo's agent, Pablo Barquero, has quite a good relationship with the Real Madrid management hierarchy, and this is another reason why the Spanish midfielder has yet to sign a renewal with Manchester City. According to sources close to the player, Rodrigo will leave the "citizens" only in case of a transfer to Santiago Bernabeu.
According to Transfermarket, Rodrigo's card is valued at 130 million euros. However, Real Madrid have the right budget to make the move. We remember that the Spanish club paid 103 million euros to bring Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund a season ago. Real is also favored by a possible departure of coach Pep Guardiola next season. The departure of the Spanish technician from City may be accompanied by a massive movement on the part of the players. However, nothing is concrete yet and Real is expected to move for Rodrigo only at the end of this new season.
