During the Club World Cup, one thing became very clear: Xabi Alonso doesn’t trust Rodrygo.
The Brazilian was in the starting lineup for the first game of the campaign against Al-Hilal. But, he came off in the 65th minute.
In the second game, he was on the bench, and he came for 23 minutes in the third game against RB Salzburg.
The Spanish boss kept Rodrygo on the bench for Real Madrid’s crucial Round of 16 game against Juventus.
In the quarter-final game against Borussia Dortmund, he played for just 4 minutes after coming on from the bench.
And, in that humiliating game against PSG, Alonso didn’t even trust Rodrygo to bring him on when his team desperately needed a spark.
After the tournament, the Rodrygo transfer talks have gained momentum with Real Madrid seemingly ready to let the Brazilian leave.
Arsenal and PSG were linked with Rodrygo. However, the current Premier League champions have now made a significant move to bring the Brazilian to Anfield.
After winning the Premier League last season, Liverpool are making bold moves in the transfer market.
They have already signed Florian Wirtz for over £100m. They were ready to break transfer records for Alexander Isak.
But Newcastle United are not ready to part ways with their star striker.
Liverpool are now very close to signing Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt, with personal terms already agreed.
But Arne Slot and his team are not done yet. They want to make another statement signing that would tell the entire Europe that Liverpool are not messing around this time around.
The Reds are eyeing the Champions League, and Rodrygo has won two with Real Madrid.
According to talkSPORT, Liverpool have opened preliminary talks with Real Madrid for the Rodrygo deal.
Among all the clubs who are looking to sign the Brazilian, Liverpool have taken the first step towards bringing the Brazilian to the Premier League.
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