Alonso moved to dampen chatter over Rodrygo’s future ahead of Madrid’s Club World Cup clash with Al-Hilal last month, claiming the three-time La Liga winner was ‘eager to contribute’. ‘I know what happened last season. The end of the campaign wasn’t easy for him,’ the new Madrid head coach told reporters in Miami.

Rodrgyo has been strongly linked with a move to the Premier League after appearing to be frozen out by Xabi Alonso at Real Madrid, but the Brazilian reportedly believes he can still be a success at th