• Goleada.The Bernabéu falls in love with Rodrygo

The boy had more desire to dine something and see the repetitions of the goals than to distribute emotional hugs. «I was so calm. The mother crying and he in his own air, as if he had not done anything extraordinary ”, witnesses of the minutes after the end of Real Madrid 6 Galatasaray 0. Three of the goals had been Rodrygo Goes, an 18-year-old Brazilian who has the Bernabéu turned upside down and it seems determined to succeed with the same speed with which it made the first two goals on Wednesday, in a blink.

The hangover yesterday was tasty in the offices of Chamartín for the spectacular presentation of one of the boys who are the flag of the often questioned policy of young signings that the white club has been applying for some time. That early detection of international talent begins to bear fruit in the form of headlines in the eleven of Zidane. As examples: Valverde and Rodrygo .

The first time that Rodrygo's name was heard in Madrid was in 2013, when he was only 12 years old . The technical secretariat had commissioned Juni Calafat, then scout in South America, to find a strong forward for Castilla. The expert was supported by the signing of Casemiro for the subsidiary, months ago. The goal was Willian José , now set as a level footballer in Real Sociedad.

Negotiating by the battering ram with the Saints, a habitual phrase emerged in these situations: «We have a very good child, his name is Rodrygo ...». Chivatazos thus arrive at the big clubs in Europe on a daily basis, being impossible to control, filter and monitor everyone. In this case, Calafat soon saw interesting things in the boy. Something different. But he was too young and the always difficult step of beating adolescence and not derailing was missing. There was no other to wait, yes, without losing the radar.

Nick Arcuri , an important Brazilian agent, soon took over the reins of Rodrygo's career. He periodically mailed the Madrid DVD with his matches, while progressing through the lower categories of Santos and the Canarinha team [will debut with the absolute next week]. A year ahead, in the Flamengo, Vinicius advanced in a similar surveillance process carried out by Real Madrid. The noise of his signing uncovered Rodrygo, quickly put on the global map upon learning that the white club was also behind him. There, in the spring of 2018, things accelerated.

The PSG and Neymar's father

Barça , Liverpool and PSG were launched by the player of only 17 years. In the case of the French club, Nasser Al-Kelaifi himself , the president and delegate of the kingdom of Qatar, traveled to Brazil. It went from the hand of Neymar's father, always attentive to intermediation and the corresponding slice. «The operation was never in danger. We took them a lot of advantage, ”they say from Madrid. Arcuri and Rodrygo's family had long been very clear about things. The child's childhood passion for the shield of La Castellana and Cristiano Ronaldo would also help.

The envoys of Real Madrid to close the recruitment of Santos were recorded a scene of that always exciting moment that is the signature of a new player. Rodrygo, happy to see himself at the end of white, broke to sing the anthem of the Tenth . He knew it whole, stanza by stanza. The boy asked to be recorded and sent to Florentino Pérez, who had given the final OK to signing hours before. On a weekend the purchase was made for 45 million euros. Much? Market experts say that it is better to pay that for a 17-year-old boy, already with traces of an almost adult soccer player, than 20 for one of 16. Casualties of fate, the contract was signed in the same cafeteria in Santos where Barcelona signed Neymar

The last calls of the azulgrana to Arcuri to try to snatch Rodrygo from Madrid remained in the voice mail, without answer. From that moment began a key period in the development of the young striker, who was assigned in Brazil the 2018/19 season.

Technification Process

A Madrid collaborator practically lived with the family, accompanying Rodrygo to training and matches. A mentoring that was aligned with the monthly visits of Calafat himself, as the head of international football of the sports management of the club - his current position. At the same time, the Spanish classes began. The plan was to prepare him for his landing the following year in Valdebebas. His physical training data (vests with GPS) were sent to Madrid. He was also put videos of European matches and movements of other players, such as Jadon Sancho , Dortmund, or some teammates: the Asensio unchecks , the Benzema break, the defensive work of Lucas Vázquez ...

Zidane, in addition to saying that his game is "joy," has also valued his tactical discipline. Your order. Those who know him count that they still need to be released. That does not abuse watermarks, but has a large catalog.

Already in these technification sessions he was oriented towards the right wing. In Madrid they sensed that it would be easier to find minutes on that side. He, who had always played on the left or behind the striker, began to move in Santos at the far right. There he will debut with Brazil and there he has a highway at the white club.

In a few weeks it has passed from the subsidiary to the ownership with the elderly. He arrived in Spain with the clear idea that Castilla would be his team. There he would play three or 30 games, nobody could guarantee it. He took it easy, demanding to live as one more. If I had to do six hours of bus, I would do them. With Raúl González's team he has only played two games.

Precisely, only the current coach of Castilla had scored a triplet in the Champions League being younger than Rodrygo. In the locker room, with the ball low as a prize, he hugged his good friend Vinicius . In the club they see the two perfectly compatible in the field.

Father of TAN ONLY 35 years, Mass Sundays and English classes

Rodrygo's father is only 35 years old. He was a player in the Brazilian Second Division and is now part of the agency of his son's representative, working as a scout. He hung up his boots to focus on his child's career. Rodrygo's story is not like that of other Brazilian signings, of extremely humble origins, such as Vinicius. However, his father's salary - in Brazil he earns little in Second - did not allow the family more than narrows. Rodrygo and his family (he has a little sister) now reside in Madrid in the old house of Julio Baptista, a former white club forward. They are getting to know the city little by little, between walks in the center and discrete trips to Brazilian or Spanish restaurants, although what they prefer on Sundays is to go to mass and make a barbecue for friends. The soccer player continues to teach to improve his Spanish and is about to start them also in English.

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