Rodrygo clings to Madrid: At this point, there is no way out

There have been no relevant offers and according to what AS has learned, the Brazilian is betting on staying and winning over Xabi.

Rodrygo will enter the door at Valdebebas again today almost two months after the last time and his intention is to continue doing so during the 2025-26 season. In other words, to stay at Real Madrid. As AS was able to learn, the weeks that have passed since the end of the Club World Cup that was so tortuous for the Brazilian have been clarifying his future situation and Rodry is committed to reversing his current situation. For winning over Xabi and recovering his strength of yesteryear in the team.

Nor has there been an external element that has generated a more radical scenario. The Whites have never shown him the exit door or have conveyed to him that they are determined to sell him and have only considered (and will consider, if necessary) a transfer with a firm offer for the striker of €90M. There are no sales with Rodrygo. Madrid do not hesitate in that: by age (24 years old), by curriculum (two Champions Leagues, three Leagues...) and by status, also international with Brazil, if someone wants their 11 they will have to call with an economic proposal of that magnitude. None of the suitors who showed any interest in his situation (the latest, Tottenham) have made that firm move.

For Madrid it is an indispensable condition, a tangible offer. Rodrygo's contractual situation does not hold the club down, because he still has three more years to go. There is no danger that there could be a departure at zero cost in the short term, something that could weaken Madrid's position in the event of negotiations.

A start with an unknown

The start of this mini-preseason that starts today, that friendly on the 12th in Innsbruck and the league start (August 19 against Osasuna and five days later, visit to Oviedo) will continue to outline the outlook of the Brazilian international. If Rodry's purpose of winning over Xabi begins to have an effect or the rarefied role in the Club World Cup becomes more acute. There, in the first preparation sessions in Palm Beach, the Tolosa native was seen publicly approaching a Rodrygo who knew he was mentally affected by his previous months. But when the action began, he disappeared from the coach's plans after the failed debut against Al Hilal. Only 92 minutes in total in three of the team's six games during the tournament. In the semi-finals against PSG, zero...

Now, with his batteries recharged during the holidays, it is up to Rodrygo to row to convince his coach that he has a place in the new system, although Xabi tried in the United States a formula with two strikers (Vinicius and Mbappé) instead of the usual trident in Ancelotti. For both situations he will have to fight with Brahim and the newcomer Mastantuono, a precocious talent that has Xabi dazzled.