Rodrygo Responds, His Reaction to Rumors About Manchester City: 'I Would Like...'

One of the players drawing attention in the transfer market next summer is Rodrygo Goes. Real Madrid's '11', despite his contract until summer 2028, remains in the spotlight of several elite European soccer teams. Previous attempts to acquire him have failed, but the club's executives keep a close eye on his every move.

Because the entity coached by Pep Guardiola has once again approached the Osasco striker with the intention of bringing him to the Etihad Stadium locker room for the next season. It is precisely Manchester City who, since spring 2024, has been consistently exploring his potential arrival to the Mancunian team.

All those approaches, always confined to his personal and professional circle, receive the same response: a resounding no that gives confidence to the executives led by Florentino Pérez. Because the club's leaders want to have the verdeamarelo striker for the next 15 years... a desire that Rodrygo seems to have embraced as his own.

Any attempt by elite European soccer teams falls on deaf ears. Rodrygo Goes has made it clear, in his latest interviews, that he wants to stay at the club beyond his current contract: "I would like to stay at Real Madrid for life".

He Has It Very Clear

That particular announcement about his future, an opinion of which all his close ones and representatives are fully informed, makes it very difficult for clubs like Liverpool or Manchester City to secure his signing. This idea of continuing with the first team even without having guaranteed starting positions in many parts of the current season.

In the midst of seeking solutions to the game crisis affecting the team this season, Carlo Ancelotti decided to leave the '11' out of his starting line-ups, a consideration he later changed. Given the excellent performance Rodrygo delivers in the most critical moments of the season, leaving him out is practically an 'obligation'.

But it hasn't always been this way. Rodrygo Goes raised all alarms in the Valdebebas offices after his interview before the Champions League final at Wembley. The Carioca '11' left the door open to his departure during that summer, but over time he seriously reconsidered his stance on the future in the European elite.

As it stands, Real Madrid can count on Rodrygo Goes until summer 2028... and beyond. Because the Merengue striker is clear that he will remain in Santiago Bernabéu locker room, fighting to firmly establish himself as a regular starter and seeking to become a legend in the white jersey.