Rodrygo, from being almost signed by Barça to making history with Madrid

The Real Madrid comes to classify to the final of the League of Champions number 17 of his history. One of the key pieces of the traced back in front of the Manchester City in the last minutes has been Rodrygo Goes. The Brazilian has signed a brilliant night in Santiago Bernabéu, his house in the actuality. However, his destination could have been very distinct years backwards.

For the year 2018, the then technical secretary of the FC Barcelona commissioned of the relations with Sudamérica, André Cury, already had some management advanced to do with the services of the attacker. The Catalan entity did not want to repeat the occurred a year before with Vinicius Jr., when somebody of his surroundings finished for twisting the things in favour of the whites.

Why Rodrygo finished in the Madrid?

Rodrygo Was a member of the rows of the Saints of his natal country, where was followed very closely by part of the Barcelona club. In fact, already in 2017 it had reached an agreement with the Brazilian team in accordance with 'Sport'. The relations with the footballer and his surroundings passed of the best way and even the then CEO, Òscar Grau, there was present state in the nation sudamericana.

However, from the Saints were not by the work to facilitate him the things to the Barça. The 'alvinegro' went through a complicated financial situation, by what only disbursing the amount by 50 million euros fixed in his clause of rescission, the forward could arrive to the City Condal, a firm position by part of the president of the club, José Carlos Peres.

Even so, it reigned the optimism in the surroundings culé, giving by descartado others 'attack' of the Real Madrid, that already had remained with Vinicius recently. Of face to the summer, the Barcelona already was had to close the operation. But the president of the Saints had agendado a trip to Russia like part of the Brazilian delegation that prepared for the Glass of the World.

The trip that changed the destination of Rodrygo

It was then when José Ángel Sánchez, general director merengue, sustained conversations with the jerarca of the Brazilian team. In total, the Madrid offered them 40 million euros, with an advance of 20 'kilos' delivered of immediate form and a bonus of eight millions for Rodrygo, receiving finally the "himself" of the president of the Saints.

Later, the father of the forward, Eric Batiste of Goes, put in contact with the representatives of the Barcelona in the operation to offer them apologies for breaking the verbal agreement and communicate them that Rodrygo already was player of the Real Madrid. The interruption of the conversations and the greater premium offered by Florentino Pérez finished for carrying to the Brazilian to the Spanish capital, reediting the occurred with Vini Jr.