TEAMtalk\u2019s transfer correspondent, Rudy Galetti, has reported that Liverpool have identified Rodrygo as a potential replacement for Luis Diaz<\/a>, who has joined Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n Sources have told TEAMtalk that Madrid<\/a> want \u20ac90million (\u00a378m \/ $105m) plus add-ons for Rodrygo.<\/p>\n The Spanish media have reported Tottenham Hotspur\u2019s interest in Rodrygo<\/a>, while Arsenal are reportedly ready to sell Leandro Trossard to fund a move for the Madrid star.<\/p>\n Man City have also been linked with Rodrygo<\/a> by a Real Madrid-centric news outlet, but, according to COPE, \u2018Pep Guardiola\u2019s team is not currently interested in the Brazilian\u2019.<\/p>\n COPE<\/a> has reported that Madrid have not received any formal offer for Rodrygo, who himself has not directly told Los Blancos that he wants to leave.<\/p>\n Spanish reporter Siro Lopez, though, has claimed that Liverpool<\/a> have made contact with both Rodrygo and Madrid and have made an offer to the Brazilian that he is happy with.<\/p>\n Lopez\u00a0said on his YouTube channel<\/a>, as relayed by DaveOCKOP\u00a0and LFC Transfer Room: \u201cAt this moment, we can say that Rodrygo is closer to Liverpool than to Real Madrid.<\/p>\n \u201cThere has already been an approach with the player, and he would be delighted by the project.<\/p>\n \u201cLiverpool have contacted his agents as well as Real Madrid, as they are very interested. If an offer of \u00a369m (\u20ac78.8m, $91.3m) is tabled, it is possible that he won\u2019t even be in pre-season with Real Madrid.\u201d<\/p>\n Madrid are supposed to start pre-season training on August 4 after featuring at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.<\/p>\n While Xabi Alonso\u2019s side reached the semi-finals of the prestigious competition, Rodrygo failed to make an impact and was able to make one start and two substitute appearances for Los Blancos.<\/p>\n READ NEXT<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83d\udd34\u00a0The four Liverpool targets most heavily linked with Anfield transfers after Hugo Ekitike<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Rodrygo urged to leave Real Madrid<\/strong><\/p>\n With Rodrygo being consistently left out of Madrid\u2019s starting line-up at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup by Alonso, a Brazilian journalist has urged the forward to leave the Santiago Bernabeu for good in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n ESPN Brasil journalist Antonio Chamorro told SER Deportivos: \u201cWe know that Vinicius is a man who has a very strong hierarchy at Real Madrid. We also thought Rodrygo did, but it\u2019s not what it seems for Xabi Alonso.<\/p>\n \u201cWe think the best thing for Rodrygo would be to leave to get more playing time, especially since we have the World Cup next year.\u201d<\/p>\n Chamorro added that Rodrygo needs to \u201cget those minutes and show that he\u2019s a protagonist, show that he can be a star for another team.\u201d<\/p>\n The journalist continued: \u201cThere are many names at Madrid, and Rodrygo is just one more.\u201d<\/p>\n While noting that \u201cleaving for the Premier League would be the best thing\u201d for Rodrygo. Chamorro said: \u201cRodrygo wants to play where Vinicius Jr. plays, and that\u2019s a competition that doesn\u2019t exist at Real Madrid because of the hierarchy and the name Vinicius has.<\/p>\n \u201cWith Ancelotti, he played where he needed to, but he doesn\u2019t want that anymore. He\u2019s reached a point in his career where he wants to sign as the \u201910\u2019, and that\u2019s not going to happen at Real Madrid.\u201d<\/p>\n Latest Liverpool news: Alexander Isak blow, hesitancy on fee<\/strong><\/p>\n A sensational report has revealed why Liverpool may not be able to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United<\/a>, as the Magpies\u2019 owners, Saudi Arabia\u2019s Public Investment Fund (PIF), get involved.<\/p>\n
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