80 million euros! Liverpool continues to seek Salah's successor, worth 100 million euros, and beat Manchester City in the Champions League
In the early morning of March 29, Beijing time, Spanish media Nacionl broke the news that the Premier League Red Army Liverpool made a second offer for Real Madrid striker Rodrygo, raising the original 60 million euros to 80 million euros. However, this is still not a small gap with Real Madrid's psychological reserve price of 100 million.
The 23-year-old is a current Brazil international who has scored 13 goals and eight assists in 41 appearances in all competitions for Real Madrid so far this season. In the German transfer market, Rodrygo is worth as much as 100 million euros, and is tied with Valverde for third place in the Real Madrid team, behind Vinicius at 150 million euros and Bellingham at 180 million euros.
Born in 2001, Rodrygo came out of the youth academy of Brazilian giant Santos, and in July 2019, Rodrygo, who was only 18 years old at the time, joined Real Madrid for 45 million euros, and handed over 26 games in his debut season with 7 goals and 3 assists, and gradually settled into the main position of Real Madrid. As a striker, Rodrygo has excellent speed and skill at his feet, and his passing and shooting are also top notch, and his perfect feet allow him to play any position in the front court, including left and right wingers, centre-forwards, shadow strikers, midfielders, central midfielders and left and right wing-backs.
During his years at Real Madrid, Rodrygo's highlight came naturally in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Manchester City in 2021/22. In that game, Riyad Mahrez's goal put Real Madrid 3-5 down at home. At the crucial moment, substitute Rodrygo stepped up and scored two goals with an overhead kick in the final 89 seconds to drag the game into extra time. In extra-time, Real Madrid defeated Manchester City 3-1 with Benzema's penalty kick, advancing to the final with an aggregate score of 6-5 and lifting the 14th championship trophy in team history. In that game, Rodrygo also became the biggest nightmare for the Manchester City backline.
With Liverpool set to lose manager Jurgen Klopp at the end of the season and number one star Mohamed Salah in high probability of leaving for the Saudi league, it is imperative to find a replacement for Salah. Prior to this, Liverpool were eyeing Bayern winger Leroy Sane, but the latter was not very willing to leave the Allianz Arena and preferred to complete a contract extension with Bayern.
Compared to Leroy Sane, Rodrygo is younger and has a better sense of teamwork on the pitch. And Mbappe's joining this summer has also made the Brazilian international feel the crisis, and it is normal for him to have the idea of leaving. However, Rodrigold turned around for a whopping 100 million euros, and Liverpool's offers of 60 million and 80 million euros are obviously a bit insincere. They have to increase the price in order to get their wish.