Why Liverpool Skipped on Signing Rodrygo…
Liverpool waved away the chance to recruit Real Madrid’s Rodrygo during the summer transfer window, preferring to save the cash rather than stack their lineup like a game of FIFA where you accidentally sign players you didn’t mean to. This Brazilian winger might have tried to Tip-tap his way to Liverpool, but it seemed like the Merseyside club had other priorities, maybe something closer to a nine-figure dance-off fee that they couldn’t swing for another wide player. Lewis Steele from the Daily Mail quipped that while Rodrygo’s camp insisted on ferrying him to Anfield, Liverpool was as receptive as a cat at a dog show.
Liverpool kept its cool amidst this football soap opera, keeping their transfer focus razor-sharp and snapping up Alexander Isak instead. Imagining another club, like the Manchester United of a few transfer windows past, who might’ve signed Rodrygo just because his name sounds like a distant royal cousin, Liverpool stayed smart. Rodrygo may be trying to tango in La Liga while Isak, fresh off from sitting on the Swedish bench, could be prancing on the pitch against Burnley. Isak can’t wait to get his boots dirty with Liverpool, excitedly sharing how joining the club feels like finally unlocking the last level in a video game.
