Barca is planning to be shocking to recruit a player from rival Real Madrid. They even contacted the intermediaries to show interest in this deal.
The last time a player moved directly from Real Madrid to Barca took place nearly 3 decades ago. In the summer of 1996, Luis Enrique left the contract with Real Madrid expired to join Barca in a free form – a decision that many Los Blancos fans could not swallow.
Later, Enrique shared that he “rarely felt appreciated by the Real Madrid fans” and “did not have many beautiful memories there”, despite playing more than 150 matches in 5 years of Los Blancos.
Since that deal, no one has brave enough to follow the path that Enrique has chosen. However, that could change this summer when the name Rodrygo was suddenly contacted with Barca.
As revealed from the Uol Esporte news site, Barca is “closely watching” the situation of Rodrygo, and has contacted the intermediaries to notify his interest for the Brazilian star.
Although there is no official negotiation, the La Liga champion is ready to sit at the negotiating table if Rodrygo wants to leave the Bernabeu in the next few weeks. This information appeared in the context of Barca successfully borrowed Marcus Rashford from MU with the terms of purchase.
In the opposite direction, many Premier League clubs like Arsenal or Liverpool are also considered to be interested in Rodrygo. Even so, Chelsea seemed not salty, because the salary of this player was too high.
The Daily Telegraph journalist Matt Law shared on the “London is Blue” podcast: “I have never thought that the Rodrygo deal with Chelsea can happen.
Many European clubs are afraid to commit such a large amount of money. If the deal fails, you will get stuck with a huge problem. Chelsea currently has a problem with Raheem Sterling. Buy Rodrygo is not consistent with Chelsea's recent policy. “