Live long: Barcelona plans to poach the rival Real Madrid striker Rodrigo

According to Brazilian media UOL, Barcelona has contacted representatives of old rival Real Madrid striker Rodrigo to express their interest in the Brazil international. Although the two sides have not yet conducted formal negotiations, the Catalan giants have clearly informed the players that if he wants to leave the Bernabeu, they are willing to pursue it.

reported that Rodrigo, 24, has always wanted to play on the left side where he is good at, but for a long time, he has been unable to compete with Mbappe and Vinicius in this position and has to be forced to survive on the right side. After Real Madrid's new head coach Alonso took office, the Brazil international was completely out of favor, so he was very dissatisfied with his position in the team and was actively seeking to leave the Spanish capital.

However, Rodrigo's attempt to jump from Real Madrid to Barcelona seems a bit fantastic anyway. After all, these two Spanish super giants have long been stalemates. The transfer of players from one of the clubs to another often means "defection", which is likely to cause criticism from fans. The most famous one is the "pig head incident" of Figo back then.

In addition, Barcelona is already very close to reaching an agreement on a loan deal in Rashford. The 26-year-old Manchester United's deposed prince will spend the 2025/26 season in Catalonia and the contract includes a purchase option.

With Rashford coming and Barcelona's long-standing "hostile" relationship with Real Madrid, Rodrigo's "defection" from one of the clubs to another looks very slim, after all, no deal has occurred between the two Spanish giants for 17 years.

However, as a rare genius on the front line, Rodrigo does not lack suitors in the market. In the past few weeks, many giants including Liverpool, Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain have been linked with the Brazil international.