Arsenal and Tottenham both explored the possibility of signing Rodrygo during the summer window as the two Premier League rivals sought attacking reinforcements. Mikel Arteta was determined to strengthen his squad in key areas ahead of the new campaign and wanted to ensure that Arsenal remained competitive after another ambitious transfer period.
The Gunners backed their manager heavily, bringing in several high-profile additions, including Viktor Gyökeres and Cristhian Mosquera. Both signings have already made Arsenal a more complete and well-balanced side. Even with those deals secured, the club were still open to adding one more marquee name before the deadline and considered making a move for Rodrygo. In the end, they opted to sign Eberechi Eze, but their interest in the Brazilian did not disappear entirely.
Rodrygo’s Preference
Tottenham were Arsenal’s main rivals for the winger, with Ange Postecoglou’s side also viewing him as a player capable of elevating their attacking options. Real Madrid, for their part, were willing to sanction a sale to Spurs should the right offer arrive. However, according to Team Talk, Rodrygo himself is not interested in joining the Lilywhites.
The report claims he has made it clear that, if he were to move to London, his preference would be Arsenal. He is said to view the Gunners as the bigger and more suitable club for his career, with their current trajectory and playing style appealing to him far more than a switch to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Arsenal’s Financial Challenge
While Rodrygo’s stance would give Arsenal a major advantage in any future negotiations, it remains uncertain whether they will be in a position to make a January bid. The Gunners invested heavily during the summer window, and although Arteta would welcome an attacker of Rodrygo’s calibre, the club may need to offload players or delay any move until the end of the season.
Tottenham, meanwhile, are expected to maintain their interest despite the player’s current preference, but their pursuit will be significantly more difficult if Rodrygo continues to favour a transfer to the Emirates.
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You got to feel it for the kid, goggle seems now to recognize the Bernabeu giant as a cemetery of talents
Same age as Saka …….played more and won more
We are the cemmentery of talents …..youngsters who don’t win titles
Is there anything in life that actually gives you joy?
What’s that got to do with what I have commented lol
So because you don’t like factually that Rod has had a more successful career nothing gives me joy lol ?
How did you reach that conclusion.
So if I write Saka has played and won more does that then mean I have joy in my life ?
Makes little sense
It has nothing to do with Saka vis-à-vis Rodrygo, but that you never seem to miss an opportunity to be negative, and putting lol at the end of every other sentence doesn’t make you humorous.
What’s negative about saying Rodrygo has played more games and won more trophies ?
It’s factual
What you mean is ( and this is society )…..if you say something I don’t like that’s negative
So it’s okay to rubbish the career of Rodrigo and Madrid but when someone points out he’s done okay, that’s not okay .
Go look , think it’s 13-1 in trophies approx
So I think it’s fair to ask if the 24 year old winning Champions League and La Liga is at the cemmentery of talents , what does that make a 24 year old with 1 FA Cup ?
Wait though , didn’t you say in January your not bothered as much anymore about your team winning trophies ?
How negative lol
There was no mention of Saka in the article, so why did you need to make such a negative comparison?
Regards “January”, as I remember it I commented something like: that as I was no longer a paying customer, I considered that I didn’t have the right to criticize Arsenal when they lost, to which you replied (and misquoted me) and said that I seemed like spud, but I’m sure you can reproduce the entire episode here for confirmation if you dispute this.
But making a comparison is not a negative
You have taken it like that because you don’t like it’s a fact
Example , if an Arsenal fan continuously said , ‘ Real Madrid are a joke because of their European record ‘
Eventually someone will say by that definition so are Arsenal
That’s not negative
But why make the Saka comparison in the first place? He wasn’t even mentioned in the article or by Gunsmoke.
That’s why I made the first comment about you being joyless.
Because it’s a fair question
If someone who wins the CL and La Liga in his mind makes Real Madrid cemmentery of talents then by his definition why wouldn’t we be the same ?
The irony is your being negative ….
A 24 year old wins approx 13 trophies ….his club are the cemmentery of talents
Say the same thing about a 24 year old used to winning nothing pretty much – I have no joy in my life ?
Cannot you not see the double standard lol
Also mate ( your mate tried this and had to concede he made a mistake )
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Good try though lol
There you go again, everything about trophies… look at these:
Does Anderson ( former manure midfielder) had a better career in England than Harry Kane based on the fact that the former won four PL titles and the later is trophiless?
Are you going to swap Rodrigo for Saka in your team considering their trophies? Am sure RM will bite our hands off that offer.
But I’m not mocking Saka career
I’m defending Rodrigo’s body of work at Real Madrid
Yes as things stand of course Rodrigo has had a better career then Saka ….by far
Yes Anderson had a better career then Kane in England
No, would you swap Saka for Rodrigo?
And for Anderson, he won’t make top 100 of the greatest midfielder in the league but Kane would make top 10 of the league best strikers despite not winning a trophy…
You didn’t ask who was better mate
You asked who had a better Prem career .
We are not going to agree but trust me if Arsenal get over the line in the title race winning that trophy will mean everything.
Arteta , our players , some Gooners will be in tears m
I’m interested in that moment if your say it’s not a huge measurement of success .
Can I ask you something though ?
Were you happy or sad when we lost to PSG in the Champions League Semi Final?
Sad of course, just like every other games we’ve lost… And just so you know, I want the trophies as much as you do the difference is there are other things I celebrate apart from winning trophies….
He might sneak in but it be close.
Why madrid want to sell rodrigo ?and to arsenal why? Selling rodrigo to those clubs might be the one to hunt them when madrid meet with those club either in cl or oher club competitions.
I give up🙄
You should , there is no defense
It’s very simple
If Rodrigo is at the cemmentery of talents because he won 13 trophies
Why would it be any different at Arsenal winning 1 FA Cup
You do need to respectfully give up, you’ve lost this argument full stop. Suggest you pay more care and attention to throwaway but incorrect comments in the future.
The arrogance of our fanbase to mock a multi time CL winner
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Rodrygo is ambitious and his management knows knows his value, so there’s zero likelihood of Rodrygo’s contract being bought by Spuds.
If a move becomes necessary, it’s almost certainly going to be between Bayern, us, Napoli or Inter. Big clubs with (potential) strengthening needed on left wing and the (potential) ability to pay for it. The Manchesters maybe, though not sure United has the pull they used to. Or Chelsea just for the thrill of spending more money, not because they actually need him…
The cemetery of talents is still rumbling on
Of course Rodrygo has had a more successful on field career as the trophies won shows but unless I’ve missed the point, he is at 24 now surplus to requirements in Madrid even with a billion exit clause and several top clubs interested in signing him. So, a bloke with this level of ability and a stack of trophies finds himself inexplicably down the pecking order at Real. The reference to Saka makes me wonder if Arsenal/Arteta would currently cash in on him in favour of someone else? I doubt it, but Real have no qualms about doing so. It doesn’t matter how good you are there, irreplaceable you’re not.
Morning SueP,
Good post. 👍
To be fair that’s all I ever said , that’s he’s been more successful then a Saka
I just don’t understand how his situation makes Real Madrid be called the cemmentery of talents
He has played 13 times this season
Yet if I used that criteria and said well Skelly is young and not playing , does that make us cemmentery of talents, there would be uproar
Thank you Derek and good morning to you too
Gunsmoke’s terminology is ambiguous because literally it’s not a cemetery of talents because Real Madrid are so successful. What I think he means is that it can sometimes come at a cost to the players who are offered the world but get discarded as soon as the next shiny star comes along. For Rodrygo to find himself a bit part player having lifted titles and trophies and still be only 24 must be hard. As for the Lewis Skelly comparison mentioned by Dan, he has featured more times than Rodrygo and is still very much at the beginning of his career so can expect bumps along the way and is not at Saka’s or Rodrygo’s level. Is Arteta likely to drop or use Saka as a regular substitute?
Sometimes we just have to accept that some people will keep indulging in exaggerations even when corrected and leave them be. No point reasoning with people who don’t bother making sense