Quote from: TelolettOm on August 18, 2025, 02:30:41 PM

Yes, I agree with us, actually. Rodrygo is a very talented player. As a winger, he has proven his abilities so far. However, he's too good and it's a shame to be on the bench. He needs more playing time. Meanwhile, in his position, as a winger or a fullback, there are already several other top players who are more prominent as starters.

So, this will be very beneficial for him to find another club with higher chances of playing time. However, so far, these are all just rumors, and Xabi himself has also said about the many rumors out there, but he's confident in Rodrygo, that he'll be fine and can deal with them.

Source: Xabi Alonso on Rodrygo’s future

I understand why Alonso says that, because every coach would like to have a player on the bench who can come on at any time. Of course, he will talk about all the rumors and say he trusts Rodrigo, but we have already seen at the Club World Cup how it really works: Rodrigo sits on the bench and might sometimes come on at the end of a match, while young García got a lot of playing time and scored goals.