Man City SMASH Ronaldo transfer record as Pep pushes for Rodrygo

Manchester City are considering making a bid for Rodrygo but Nicolo Schira says they may have to break their transfer record to make it happen.

Fabrizio Romano confirmed this week that Man City have opened contacts with Real Madrid over the possibility of signing the Brazilian attacker.

Romano added on Tuesday morning that a transfer is potentially on the cards in the event that Savinho joins Tottenham, who are in negotiations for the City man.

The Italian journalist says that Pep Guardiola is a big fan of Rodrygo and is pushing for his transfer.

Rodrygo to Man City

A transfer would not come cheap, though.

Schira claims that Madrid are demanding €120-130 million to sell the attacker.

That would make Rodrygo the most expensive transfer in Man City’s history, overtaking Jack Grealish’s €117.5m move from Aston Villa in 2021.

It would also be the record sale in Real Madrid’s history.

The current most expensive sale of all time by Madrid was Cristiano Ronaldo when he joined Juventus for €117m in 2018.

Rodrygo is available for transfer this summer after falling down the pecking order at Madrid, and failing to impress new manager Xabi Alonso so far.

He is heavily admired in the Premier League, with Arsenal and Liverpool also linked to him.

AS reports that Rodrygo will demand a salary of €12 million net per season, making the transfer even more expensive.

The signing of Kylian Mbappe last summer saw Rodrygo’s status within the squad diminish.

With the focus on Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham it has proven hard to find star status and space.

And at the Club World Cup he fell even further down the pecking order.

Rodrygo at Real Madrid

Rodrygo joined Real Madrid from Santos for €40 million in the summer of 2019.

The 24-year-old has gone on to make 267 appearances for Real Madrid over the last five seasons, scoring 68 goals.

He has often been used as substitute but has proved a crucial member of the squad in La Liga and the Champions League.

He most famously impacted Madrid’s 2022 Champions League triumph.

He scored key goals in the quarter final win over Chelsea and the dramatic late comeback victory over Man City in the semi final.

Rodrygo scored in the 89th and 91st minute in the second leg over City to take the game into extra time which Madrid won. The Blancos then lifted the cup in the final.

His contract expires in June 2028.

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