The FC Barcelona had almost closed the signing of Rodrygo Goes in 2019. The club had advanced to the Real Madrid in the negotiation with the Saints and the father of the footballer, but the then forward of 18 years preferred to dress the T-shirt 'merengue' when only it was missing his 'himself' to seal his arrival to the Barça. In an interview with the Brazilian portal 'Ge Globe', the '11' of the 'White House' explained how decided by the white group.
"Practically all did with the Barcelona, only was missing fichar. I asked him to my dad: 'there is not at all of the Real Madrid?' There was not at all. I asked to expect finally of week because had split. I said 'I go it to break and will see me the Real Madrid'", commented the one of Osasco. Finally, Florentino Pérez closed his signing by 45 million euros, same quantity that the Madrid had credited to the Flamengo a year before by Vinicius Jr.
The 'anger' of the father of Rodrigo after his 'no' to the Barça
On the course of the negotiation, Rodrygo continued: "My father enojó with me. 'you are taking Me The peel? Have an offer of Barcelona. You go to play with Messi and want to that it expect you? I was to the party (against the Vitória in the Brasileirao), marked 3 goals and gave an assistance. During the party the Real Madrid called to my father. The next day, it went without saying at all. It returned later, it went in direct to my room and had a T-shirt of the Real Madrid and one of the Barcelona. It threw them to me and said me: 'choose'. Neither I thought it to me, was the Real Madrid", setenció the forward.
For the Barça, the 'no' of the of Osasco supposed the second signing frustrated consecutive, since 'Vini' also was in the orbit culé in 2018. This year, the club took out the spine with the arrival of Vitor Roque, although the Madrid did not do big efforts for buying to 'Tigrinho' after investing a millonada in Endrick. With the Madrid, Rodrygo already won two Leagues and a Champions, adding 38 goals and 32 assistances in 166 official parties.
Rodrygo Anticipates a "season complicated" with the Madrid
Regarding his present in Chamartín, the forward of 21 years did not doubt in elogiar to Carlo Ancelotti, the one who also will be his trainer in Brazil from the next summer. For Goes, 'Carletto' is "a phenomenon", but thinks that this season can be complicated for the club, knowing that the Italian will leave the team in June. "It can be difficult, if the results do not arrive will say that the trainer is thinking in another thing", ensured the '11'.