The winds of change have swept by means of the Santiago Bernabeu in latest weeks, with the arrival of Xabi Alonso as Actual Madrid’s new head coach setting off a wave of intrigue across the membership’s summer season plans. However amongst all of the gamers now vying to impress beneath contemporary management, one identify continues to dominate the headlines: Rodrygo Goes, the electrifying Brazilian winger whose future in Madrid stays beneath scrutiny.
Hypothesis has been mounting for months. The 24-year-old has endured a season of combined fortunes. Regardless of making 51 appearances in all competitions, contributing 14 targets and 10 assists, his function has usually appeared undefined. As soon as hailed for his iconic brace towards Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League, Rodrygo has these days been much less central—ranked solely eighth in minutes performed throughout the squad, regardless of a constant spell of type by means of the winter.
However all of that will now be set for a twist—thanks to at least one delicate, pointed message from the participant himself.
One phrase says all of it
As rumors linked him to Arsenal, Chelsea, and Saudi golf equipment, Rodrygo posted a telling picture on Instagram: a snapshot from coaching beneath Xabi Alonso, accompanied by a single phrase—“Felix” [Happy]. Although transient, the caption echoed like a siren by means of the halls of European soccer. Was this a message to followers, a sign to suitors, or a quiet declaration to his new coach?
“Rodrygo? He’s a Actual Madrid participant. He’s a spectacular participant and we’ll want him,” Alonso declared at his unveiling in Could, losing no time affirming the Brazilian’s place in his plans.
The Brazilian’s message seems to reflect that sentiment. Based on Spanish media, the ahead has already expressed a need to remain on the membership and is getting ready to carry detailed talks with Alonso concerning his function within the system going ahead.
Tactical issues and the Premier League temptation
Regardless of the present of concord, Rodrygo’s future stays sophisticated by positional uncertainty. Talking to ESPN earlier this yr, the winger expressed frustration along with his lack of an outlined function: “Usually, I’m simply filling areas… Is somebody lacking there? Put Rodrygo in. Is somebody lacking on the best? Rodrygo. Is somebody lacking as No. 9? Rodrygo. That’s it.”
Whereas he reportedly sees himself thriving in a central function, Madrid’s attacking construction—with Vinicius Junior on the left, Jude Bellingham in midfield, and Kylian Mbappe’s arrival anticipated—leaves restricted room for the 24-year-old ace to function in his most popular place.
That positional congestion has not gone unnoticed by Premier League golf equipment. Arsenal, particularly, has made its admiration clear. The Athletic stories that sporting director Andrea Berta has the participant on a shortlist, and that intermediaries have already initiated contact. Mikel Arteta sees him as a possible inventive pressure on the left wing—a job that aligns with Rodrygo’s wishes.
Chelsea, too, stays on alert, whereas Actual Madrid would reportedly demand between $91 million and $114 million for any switch. With the Membership World Cup looming, the place Actual Madrid will face Al-Hilal on June 18, Rodrygo’s short-term future is sealed. Lengthy-term, nonetheless, the script continues to be being written.
