Rodri, Enzo Fernandez and Olise: Real Madrid doesn't change course - EUROPE SAYS
Real Madrid is watching theWorld Cupfrom a distance and with the calm of someone who believes that most of the work related to the transfer market is already done. The club is naturally unaffected by the ups. . .
Real Madrid is watching theWorld Cupfrom a distance and with the calm of someone who believes that most of the work related to the transfer market is already done. The club is naturally unaffected by the ups and downs in the form of rumors that arise with every victory by the national team of an important player, and that fade away in the event of defeat. This was the case, for example, with Michael Olise after France’s defeat to Spain. The Bayern player continues to be linked with the club from Madrid, but at Valdebebas they remain calm both in this case and in the opposite ones. These affect footballers such as Rodri Hernández or Enzo Fernández, who on Sunday will take the helm of Spain and Argentina in the grand final at MetLife Stadium. Real Madrid’s stance regarding these two footballers has not changed. In fact, at the club they attribute the comments to behind-the-scenes moves by agents. In Enzo’s case, it is clear that the player wants to leave Chelsea, but Madrid have made no move for the midfielder, a standout at this World Cup for Argentina with decisive goals in the knockout rounds, such as the equalizer against England. Enzo, like many other players, is attracted by the idea of playing in white, but for now there is no case… and it does not seem likely that there will be, unless there is a turnaround in the situation as radical as it is unexpected. Something very similar can be said about Rodri, another player who is making a comeback at the World Cup after a poor season at Manchester City. The Madrid-born player and 2024 Ballon d’Or winner, ahead of Real Madrid’s Vinicius, seems to have put behind him the aftermath of a serious knee injury, a setback that several Real Madrid players have suffered in recent seasons. Beyond that, the player himself has shown himself open to the white club, which has not made any approach whatsoever to the footballer or his entourage despite the numerous reports about it. It is true that Rodri’s name was at the forefront during the elections, since he was one of Enrique Riquelme’s campaign promises. The defeat of the businessman from Alicante against Florentino Pérez left a situation in stand-by that, to this day, remains unchanged. Rodri has one year left on his contract with City, but both parties seem ready to part ways. A path, that of the player, which does not seem to have the Santiago Bernabéu as its final destination. Leaving aside this type of consideration, which at the club are regarded as normal in contexts such as the World Cup, Madrid is sticking to a roadmap that led it to sign what they consider the two best full-backs at the World Cup (Cucurella and Dumfries) before their market value soared at the tournament in the United States, in addition to two players as proven as Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konaté. In any case, the change in Madrid’s communication policy after Florentino’s reelection in the elections held on June 7 is more than evident. In fact, Madrid has moved to quash the rumors that first linked it with Olise and then with Enzo, within the framework of its good relations with both players’ clubs and also with the aim (not always achieved) of silencing rumors and avoiding the creation of false expectations among its own fans.