Manchester City are the latest team to show an interest in Real Madrid star Rodrygo Goes.
The Brazil international has been a key player for the Galacticos over the years, but his time at the Santiago Bernabeu could be about to come to an end.
TBR Football revealed that Real Madrid have told Rodrygo that they are ready to sell him, and the player has accepted his club’s decision.
Manchester City now want to sign Rodrygo, and his past comments about the club are now interesting.
What Rodrygo Goes said about Manchester City and Pep Guardiola
Rodrygo Goes knows Manchester City very well despite playing in Spain.
The Brazil international has been a part of the Real Madrid sides who have played against the Premier League giants many times in the past.
In fact, Rodrygo has faced Manchester City in nine competitive games since 2020, the last of which came in February this year, just over six months ago.
Before the game, the 24-year-old spoke to the media about City, and he claimed that he dislikes playing against them.
He said, as per Real Madrid’s official website: “I don’t like playing against Manchester City so much. Nobody likes playing against City as much as playing against us.”
Speaking about Pep Guardiola, he added: “He’s a great coach and it’s very difficult to play against his teams. I hope everything goes well tomorrow.”
Rodrygo’s stats vs Manchester City show that Pep Guardiola doesn’t like playing against him either
Manchester City fans know all about Rodrygo – not just because he’s a big name in world football.
Guardiola’s men have suffered against the Brazilian. In 2022, just when it looked like City would knock Real Madrid out of the Champions League, Rodrygo stepped up.
The 24-year-old scored twice – in the 90th minute and then in the 91st – to take the game to extra time. Karim Benzema then scored the winner.
Games Goals Assists
Rodrygo Goes stats vs Manchester City 9 4 2
Those two goals took his direct goal contributions tally against City to six in nine games, which is an incredible return for a wide player.
Rodrygo has said that he doesn’t like playing against the Cityzens, and we’re sure that Guardiola feels the same way about the Real Madrid number 11.
That’s probably why the Manchester City boss wants to sign him this summer.