Barcelona is interested in Real Madrid’s rivals this summer, according to a new report – and they have already contacted intermediaries to “inform them of his interest” for the player.

It has been almost three decades that a player made a direct transfer from Real Madrid to Barcelona.

In the summer of 1996, Luis Enrique let his contract collapse in Bernabeu so that he could join Barcelona for a free transfer – a decision that left a bitter taste in the mouths of many supporters of Los Blancos.

He later said that he “rarely felt appreciated by the supporters of Madrid” and “there were no good memories”, despite more than 150 appearances through a five -year spell in the Spanish capital.

Since this move, no one has dared to follow in the traces of Enrique, although it could change this summer after Rodrygo was linked to a surprise move to Camp Nou.

A report from the Brazilian exit Sport UOL Affirm that Barcelona “had an eye” on the situation of Roddrygo. In fact, the Catalan side has contacted intermediaries to inform them of its interest in Rodrygo.

There are not yet current talks, according to the report, but the liga’s title champions have clearly indicated that they were open to negotiations if Rodrygo decides to leave in the coming weeks.

The news occurs after emerging that Barcelona is progressing with an agreement to sign Marcus Rashford on loan with a purchase option.

The Premier League club withdrew from the race to sign Rodrygo

Until now, a number of Premier League teams have been linked to a summer move for Rodrygo, including Arsenal and Liverpool, but it seems that Chelsea does not move because of its heavy wages.



Speaking on the London is the blue podcastDaily Telegraph Matt Law journalist gave the rumor.

“The Rodrygo thing that I have never really seen like an amateur. He is on a huge salary and wants even greater wages to move,” he said.

“I think there is a massive fear among European clubs to engage in the kind of money it would take to sign Rodrygo. Because if it is not going … we talked about Chelsea able to sell well because their salary is at a certain level.”

Law continued: “If that is not going well with Rodrygo, you are stuck with a huge problem. Chelsea already has a problem in (Raheem) Sterling this summer. It does not really correspond to what Chelsea did well and Chelsea was successful to go and sign Rodrygo. I don’t see Roddrygo (signature), and I never signed.”

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