Rodrgyo breaks silence on Man City transfer rumours after Champions League final

Real Madrid forward Rodrygo has issued a defiant update regarding his future after the Brazilian was linked with a move to Manchester City.

The 23-year-old forward has been one of Los Blancos' standout performers this season. He's scored an impressive 17 goals in 51 games in all competitions.

And the former Santos man was handed a deserved start in Saturday's season finale against Borussia Dortmund as goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr sealed a 2-0 win.

After the full-time whistle, Rodrygo was asked about his future following continued links to Premier League champions Manchester City.

Spanish publication MARCA suggest Pep Guardiola's side are considering a bid to bring the player to the Etihad as Madrid look set to sign Kylian Mbappe.

Rodrygo, however, is only interested in one thing.

"This week some media said about bids, clubs, interest. I don’t know anything about it and I’m not interested," he said. "And even if there are proposals, I have no idea about that. I’m staying. I'm happy here. How can I leave Real Madrid?"

Rumours over Rodrygo's future sparked into life ahead of Saturday's final against Dortmund, when he refused to rule out the possibility of leaving Madrid for pastures new.

"Yes. Well...anything can happen," he told DAZN. "I have a contract here, but I don't know."

The Brazil international added: "The years I've been here have been a pleasure for me... I've always said I want to be at this club, but let's see."

Rodrygo proceeded to release a statement on the above interview.

"A very annoying situation occurred today, where one of my interviews was completely taken out of context," he said.

"To be very direct, I am very happy at Real Madrid. I live a dream every day and it does not cross my mind to leave the club of my life. Now we continue with history to make - by 15. Hala Madrid and nothing more."

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If Rodrygo does stay at the Bernabeu then it looks like he will need to compete with Kylian Mbappe, who will sign for Madrid next week, according to Fabrizio Romano.