Sampaoli: It will be very difficult for Rodrygo at Real Madrid at beginning

Santos coach Jorge Sampaoli feels that Rodrygo Goes could struggle in the early stages of his Real Madrid career.

The Argentine tactician has explained why the 18-year-old may find it difficult to adapt to his new environment straight away.

"Rodrygo is going to one of the best teams in the world at a very young age and there will be a very big contrast when he arrives at Real Madrid as he will share a dressing room with players who are very successful and who are icons in Europe," he said.

"At the beginning, it will be very difficult for him but he has the potential [to make it].

"He is very young and he should have the same expectations about his performances after this huge leap he made in his life and his career.

"In Spain, there is a lot of collective play while here in Brazil these types of players tend to be much more individualistic.

"During this period, we insisted on the connection of communicating through passing the ball, but also how to pick the moments, to understand when you have to dribble or when to play into space.

"These are things that you are forced to do in Spain."