Rodrygo 'chose Real Madrid over Barcelona' reveals agent

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Phil Costa·30 December 2018

Santos wonderkid Rodrygo “chose Real Madrid over Barcelona” according to his agent.

The teenager will join Los Blancos in June 2019 after a €45m fee was agreed between the two clubs.

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According to Nick Acruri, Barcelona were also interested in his signature before a final decision was made.

“Real Madrid reached an agreement with Santos before any other team,” he told AS.

“Barcelona also pushed hard for him, but there was no hesitation to accept the offer of Madrid.

“Rodrygo always dreamed of playing for Madrid and so it was an easy to decision to choose them over Barça.”

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