He nearly made it to Barcelona! Rodrygo confessed that a call from Real Madrid changed everything.

It could have been 'blaugrana'! In an interview with Goal, Rodrygo Goes revealed unpublished details of his signing with Real Madrid in the 2019-20 season. The Brazilian forward, who has been a key player in Madrid's recent titles, confessed that he was about to sign with FC Barcelona. When everything was ready to join the 'culé' team, a call from the 'Casa Blanca' came and changed his destiny.

The 22-year-old Brazilian explained the story: " When my father gave me the news... I always tell this story. I had two jerseys: one from Barcelona and one from Real Madrid and I had to choose. It was very easy for me to choose. But everything was agreed to sign with Barcelona ".

However, when he was about to finalize the contract, he received a call from Madrid executives. " It was a surprise for me, I did not expect Real Madrid to come for me. At first it was a scare but then one of the happiest moments of my life. I am very happy to have come here ".

Despite scoring important goals with Real Madrid (like those that helped them beat Manchester City in the last Champions League), Rodrygo sticks with the first goal he scored in his debut against Osasuna in La Liga. " I started doing more important things. I started being more decisive for my team ".

Dreaming of the comeback in LaLiga

Real Madrid is in second place in La Liga, eleven points behind Barcelona. The situation is delicate, but the player still believes in the comeback in the following matches of the tournament. " It is always possible, we have to believe until the end. I think, in my first season, we were also many points behind Atlético and then we came back. It's difficult but we're going to try to come back ", he added.

Real Madrid vs. Elche for LaLiga

Real Madrid vs. Elche will face each other on Wednesday, February 15th, for the 21st matchday of LaLiga. The match will be played at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and will start at 3:00 p.m. (Peruvian time), under the broadcast of ESPN 3, STAR Plus, Movistar, DAZN and Fútbol Libre for all Latin American countries. You can also follow it on the Depor website.

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