Star of Real Madrid Rodrygo goes He stated that he believed an agreement to be reached Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain to the Spanish capital is “close”, although he conceded that this was more about media reports than anything else. The Brazilian hit a brace against Athletic Club on Sunday night, returning to training just in time for their Champions League clash against Manchester City.
With Vinicius Junior suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards, Rodrygo started the game on the left, with Brahim Diaz on the right. As has been the case in the past, he saw a jump in performance from Rodrygo.
“I think that, because of the style of Real Madrid, it always favors whoever plays there. I'm happy and today went very well. I want to do the same from the right too.”
There is some debate about where Mbappe will play when he arrives. Vinicius and Rodrygo both prefer to play there, while Jude Bellingham has also come in from the left at times this season. Rodrygo says he believes a deal is close.
“I still don't know about Mbappe, I think it's close to what everyone says. I'll put my trust in you (the media), but I don't know what's going on yet. There's a lot of us, so let's see what you decide the coach,” he said Chain SERNoting also how the Blancos could establish with the French.
All signs seem to point to Mbappe joining Real Madrid this summer, but the 25-year-old striker remains tight-lipped about his future. During the international break he stated that “if he had something to announce, he would announce it”. Already the debate has passed from whether he will join to whether he will be allowed by Los Blancos to compete in the Olympics this summer.
