City has $100M ready for Rodrygo, Christmas signing

One of the deals that has come close to becoming a reality during the 2025 summer transfer window has been the departure of Rodrygo Goes to Manchester City. However, the inability to complete Savinho's move to Tottenham Hotspur has caused the signing of the "11" verdeamarelo to be definitively canceled during the final days of the window.

Despite that failure just two weeks ago, Tottenham Stadium's upper management is not determined to give up. According to information published by several media outlets in England, the North London squad wants to try again for the signing of the "26" cityzen, valued at €80 million.

The sporting management led by Hugo Viana would pay a large part of the transfer fee demanded by Real Madrid with that money. After all, Rodrygo Goes still retains a certain cachet in the eyes of the European soccer elite, so the Madrid bosses keep their previous demand: €100 million.

Rodrygo's future once again depends on the resolution of the deal for Savinho. If Tottenham Hotspur manage to secure the services of this Manchester City player, the sky blue board would immediately carry out the transfer of the South American striker.

Still waiting

This move doesn't fully convince the Valdebebas offices. After all, the coaching staff led by Xabi Alonso and the merengue leadership make it clear that Rodrygo Goes has a more than guaranteed place in Santiago Bernabéu locker room. So much so that the Tolosa manager is already considering his inclusion in the upcoming rotations.

Because of the overload of the schedule, as the Basque coach himself warned before the September international break, it will force an increase in rest time for the key starters. That's when Rodrygo Goes, acting as Vinícius, could have the chance to surpass the "7" verdeamarelo, whose performance hasn't been the best for quite a few months.

In any case, Manchester City is ready to approach the Osasco striker once again... as long as it has the necessary funds to meet the financial conditions demanded from the Spanish capital. That's why Pep Guardiola is still waiting for the resolution of Savinho's future, a player who didn't leave in the summer for a very clear reason.

When it seemed the transfer was done, the cityzen club backed out to avoid being left without options up front. Savinho remains a very important player for the Catalan coach, but the possibility of Rodrygo taking his place is much more appealing. That swap will only happen when Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City themselves pay the corresponding transfer fees.