Rodrygo Goes, the multipurpose player of Madrid’s attack

After the European Super Cup, in which he played 23 minutes, Rodrygo He was left off the list against Almería and Celta due to a muscle problem, a setback that has now been overcome, to the delight of Ancelotti, who yesterday made it clear that the role of the Brazilian is taking a giant leap this season: «He will have a more important role by 100%, because he made the difference in many games last year. This year he will start more games from the beginning. I also think he can play as a replacement for vinicius or with Karim as a striker and in the position of Benzema».

Ancelotti’s message, like all those he sends, was not innocuous. Rodrygo He has extended his contract this summer until 2028, has doubled his record from 4 to 8 million euros net, and his clause has risen to 1,000 million euros, anti-sheikh price. It is evident that Madrid has blind faith in him after a past season in which his goals and his performances were decisive for the achievement of the Champions League number 14.

He did it from the right wing, in which he has played 95% of his games in the Real Madrid, but that does not mean that it is his natural position. Rodrygo exploded in Brazil on the left, but the white club made him see that that flank was overcrowded with Vini and Hazard. Goes, intelligent, perfectly understood the message from the Whites’ sports management and played his last months at Santos on the right, acclimatizing to an area of ​​the field where he has found his way in Madrid and can sign a long and successful career if he continues taking the appropriate steps, as until now: “He is a very complete footballer,” Ancelotti says.