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Real Madrid willing to give Rodrygo an immediate exit

The white club solves the continuity of the '11' from the first team before the summer transfer window ends

Real Madrid still has to solve one of the most striking sagas it has been involved in during the current transfer window: Rodrygo Goes. The possibility that the verdeamarelo striker could leave Santiago Bernabéu locker room remains on the table according to multiple media outlets.

This is not the case in the public message coming from the Valdebebas offices: nobody wants to leave, despite all the rumors that have emerged since before the Club World Cup. At the same time, the squad is closed and no incoming moves to the first team are expected... despite the curious decision to grant the "30" to Franco Mastantuono at the player's own request.

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Rodrygo Goes celebrates a goal with Real Madrid this season | Real Madrid Confidencial

The information published by MARCA, however, offers a completely different perspective on the last week of the summer transfer window. José Félix Díaz writes, in the aforementioned newspaper, that the Merengue board "doesn't dare to state that the squad on September 2 will be the same as today". This is especially true regarding Rodrygo himself and Dani Ceballos, who keeps insisting on his possible departure to Real Betis.

The situation surrounding the Osasco striker is much more complicated than it seems. Both the player and his camp make it clear that Rodrygo's future is in Santiago Bernabéu locker room, a statement that contrasts with what is happening at the top of the club. "They know that City, Arsenal, and Liverpool are still on the hunt and anything can happen", José Félix Díaz reminds.

We'll see what happens

That's why "the club's executives don't rule out that these may arrive after next weekend's matchday" as a last resort to pressure Real Madrid into an immediate sale. The executives led by Florentino Pérez have never doubted their demands to let Rodrygo leave: a transfer of 100 million euros.

It is precisely that price that would have determined the absence of offers within the Spanish capital squad. The Premier League offers understand that it is an unacceptable demand for a player who hasn't had much sporting success, either individually or collectively, in recent months.

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Rodrygo Goes during the match against Al-Hilal in the Club World Cup | Getty Images

In any case, Real Madrid seems willing to facilitate Rodrygo's departure as much as possible... as long as the footballer confirms that he wants to leave the Merengue ranks. The club's top brass, according to José Félix Díaz, "know that in these days until the market closes, moves are going to happen".

Given the situation, "Real Madrid is still waiting" for offers to arrive for the players who "are supposedly waiting to receive proposals from other clubs". The imminent "possibility of finding another destination" remains more tangible than ever for Rodrygo Goes.

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