Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso has said he is counting on Rodrygo amid links to Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. After playing a bit-part role at the Club World Cup earlier in the summer, the Brazilian continues to be linked with a Santiago Bernabeu exit before the transfer window closes.

The drama between Rodrygo Silva de Goes and Real Madrid seems to have hit an all-time high in recent weeks. Following the arrival of Xabi Alonso as the head coach, the Brazilian has fallen down the pecking order at the club,