Real Madrid striker Rodrygo has distanced himself from speculation that he could leave the club amid rumors of interest from several Premier League clubs.
Despite recording his best La Liga scoring season (10) to date in 2023/24 and having played an important role in Madrid's success in recent years, Rodrygo has been linked with a departure due to the expected arrival of Kylian Mbappé in the summer and he pre-arranged a deal for Brazilian prodigy Endrick.
A report in Spain last month claimed that Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City are interested in Rodrygo, with Paris Saint-Germain also linked with the 23-year-old.
However, Rodrygo is far from willing to give up his career at the Bernabéu. “I love this club a lot,” he said. to beIN SPORTS . “I hope my future is always here. [Carlo Ancelotti] “He's like a father to me.”
Rodrygo was just 17 when Madrid agreed to a transfer with Santos in 2018. It followed the club's similar capture of Vinicius Junior from Flamengo a year earlier, which saw players signed as minors for big money and Finally they made the international transfer to Spain. turning 18 years old.
Rodrygo was understandably a fringe player when he first arrived, but he enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2021/22 when he played 49 times in all competitions and scored crucial goals in Champions League qualifiers against Chelsea and Manchester City.
His on-field relationship with Vinicius has grown and grown, with the pair favored as a striker partnership throughout this season due to Ancelotti reshuffling his squad to include summer signing Jude Bellingham as a goalscoring attacking midfielder in the Kaka mold. .
Rodrygo was given Madrid's number 11 shirt last summer after Marco Asensio vacated it. With Vinicius wearing the 7, Mbappé is likely to get the 10 shirt if Luka Modric leaves, as is increasingly rumoured.
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