He Liverpool missed the chance to sign Rodrygo in the summer of 2017 for less than 5 million euros, but the Brazilian forward, discovered through the platform of the then ‘red’ coach Jurgen Kloppended up signing a contract with him real Madrid. Talks, according to the ‘Daily Mirror’, are “advanced.” Quotes from his former agent and former Santos boss, Elano, explaining the ordeal have been revealed.
Agent Nick Arcuri said Klopp went to Brazil to meet the footballer after watching clips of his performances online “I went on YouTube, searched for ‘Brazil talents’ and Rodrygo, who is very young, came up. He came and he liked it. They contacted me, the director of Liverpool wanted me to be his first signing, Rodrygo.” But Elano avoided signing at the last minute because the price was too low and managed to convince him to stay with Santos for a few minutes in the first team.
“He is 16 and, although the team has high hopes for him, it is still not clear when he will play for the senior team. So I went to Rodrygo and told him: ‘We will promote you soon. You have my word .'” That intervention paid off, as Real Madrid would sign Rodrygo a year later for 37 million pounds (44,300,000 euros).
Source: La Verdad
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