The truth about Tottenham Hotspur’s interest in Real Madrid forward Rodrygo has been revealed by a top source, while a German journalist has claimed how Bayern Munich feel about the Brazil international forward as they aim to sign Luis Diaz from Liverpool in the summer transfer window.
Rodrygo has been at Madrid since 2019 when he joined from Brazilian club Santos and is under contract at the Spanish and European giants until the summer of 2028. The 24-year-old Brazil international forward has been a huge success at Madrid, scoring 68 goals and giving 51 assists in 270 appearances, and has won LaLiga thrice and the Champions League twice.
However, Rodrygo could be on his way out of Madrid, with Arsenal and Liverpool among the clubs keen on the Brazilian.
Rodrygo wants to play as a left-winger and not on the right-hand side of Madrid’s attack.
The Brazilian is also not guaranteed a place in the Madrid starting line-up, with new Los Blancos manager Xabi Alonso playing him just once in his XI at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.
TEAMtalk’s transfer correspondent, Rudy Galetti, has reported that Liverpool are keen on signing Rodrygo from Madrid if they lose Diaz to Bayern.
Sources have told TEAMtalk that Madrid want over €90million (£78m, $105m) for the Brazilian and are demanding add-ons on top of that.
Arsenal have also been looking at Rodrygo, but the signing of Noni Madueke from Chelsea could complicate a chase for the Brazilian even though the England international is expected to play as a right-winger.
Tottenham have also been mentioned as possible suitors for Rodrygo, with AS reporting on July 22 that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and manager Thomas Frank are ‘dreaming’ about bringing the Brazilian superstar to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Madrid and Tottenham have a good relationship with each other, and Levy will try to use that to his advantage and lower Los Blancos’ demands, according to the Spanish publication.
However, Sky Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg has poured cold water on those rumours, claiming that Tottenham are not involved in the race for Rodrygo.
Plettenberg, who is a very reliable journalist, wrote on X at 1:45pm on July 23: “Rumours linking #Rodrygo with Tottenham Hotspur are wide of the mark. He is not a target for Spurs.”
