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close he came to taking his first step in Europe with\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0after a \u20ac3m bid was accepted.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe didn\u2019t close the deal because I didn\u2019t want to,\u201d Rodrygo recalled. \u201cI wanted to stay at Santos even though the offer was very good.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe pathway they promised me would also have been very good for my career. I was going to finish my studies in England to prepare for European football.<\/li>\n<li>Liverpool tried to sign Rodrygo from Santos \/ Ricardo Nogueira\/GettyImages<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt had always been my dream to play in Europe. Everything was very good, but my desire spoke louder. I wanted to stay at Santos and make a bit of history at the club. And that\u2019s what happened: I was able to fulfil my dream of playing for Santos. But it\u2019s true, I almost went to Liverpool.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Rodrygo, who was only permitted to move to Europe in 2019 once he had turned 18, has since managed over 200 appearances for\u00a0Madrid, racking up 52 goals and 40 assists in all competitions.<\/li>\n<li>Despite missing out on the Brazilian\u2019s signature, Liverpool didn\u2019t do too badly in the 2017 transfer window, snapping up a certain Mohamed Salah from Roma for \u00a334m.<\/li>\n<li>Since Rodrygo moved to Spain, he has faced off against Liverpool on five occasions, winning four \u2013 including the 2021\/22 Champions League final \u2013 and drawing just once.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div id=\"jeg_off_canvas\" class=\"normal\">\n<div class=\"jeg_mobile_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nav_wrap\">\n<div class=\"item_main\">\n <\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_aside_item jeg_search_wrapper jeg_search_no_expand square\">\n <i class=\"fa fa-search\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_search_result jeg_search_hide with_result\">\n<p>\n No Result <\/p>\n<p>\n <i class=\"fa fa-search\"\/> View All Result <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"jnews-scheme-css\" href=\"https:\/\/myinfo.com.gh\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/data\/import\/reportase\/scheme.css?ver=11.2.1\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/body>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rodrygo names Premier League giants he rejected in 2017 \u2013 Real Madrid forward Rodrygo has admitted he turned down the chance to\u00a0move\u00a0to Liverpool in 2017, 12 months before his switch to Spain was agreed. 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close he came to taking his first step in Europe with\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0after a \u20ac3m bid was accepted.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWe didn\u2019t close the deal because I didn\u2019t want to,\u201d Rodrygo recalled. \u201cI wanted to stay at Santos even though the offer was very good.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe pathway they promised me would also have been very good for my career. I was going to finish my studies in England to prepare for European football.<\/li>\n<li>Liverpool tried to sign Rodrygo from Santos \/ Ricardo Nogueira\/GettyImages<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIt had always been my dream to play in Europe. Everything was very good, but my desire spoke louder. I wanted to stay at Santos and make a bit of history at the club. And that\u2019s what happened: I was able to fulfil my dream of playing for Santos. 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