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Why European giants have 'massive fear' over potential Rodrygo transfer despite Real Madrid star's potential availability

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<p>Rodrygo has been linked with a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/sad-rodrygo-leave-real-madrid-losing-place-kylian-mbappe-jude-bellingham/blt5e49a8c08fb92fc5" target="_blank">Madrid exit for months now</a> amid reported concerns over feeling less important at the club. However, no team has yet made a concrete move for the Brazil international, raising the possibility of him staying at the club next season.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>And one reason why he may stay at Los Blancos, according to <em>Telegraph </em>journalist Matt Law, is his hefty wages. The 24-year-old is said to be on <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/rodrygo-salary-real-madrid-star-earn-per-week-and-annually-in-laliga/blt497e7c9ed511a212#csf080bc0b92891020" target="_blank">an annual salary of around £10 million ($13m),</a> and if he moves on, he will want an increase on that. Law claims that is why top sides have a "massive fear" over recruiting him.</p>

THE EXPLANATION

<p>He said on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evKVtLvcmt8" target="_blank">London Is Blue Podcast</a>: "The Rodrygo thing I never really saw as a goer. He is on huge wages and wants even bigger wages to move. I think there's a massive fear among European clubs of committing to the sort of money it would take to sign Rodrygo. Because if it goes wrong... we've talked about Chelsea being able to sell well as their wages are at a certain level. If it goes wrong with Rodrygo, you're stuck with an enormous problem. Chelsea already have a problem in [Raheem] Sterling this summer. It doesn't really fit with what Chelsea have been doing well and Chelsea have had success with to go and sign Rodrygo. I don't see Rodrygo [signing], and I never have."</p>

WHAT MATT LAW SAID

<p>The arrival of Kylian Mbappe has impacted Rodrygo's game time at Madrid and that has led to interest from <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/liverpool-ready-blow-arsenal-out-of-water-eur100m-rodrygo-transfer-bid-talks-planned-real-madrid-winger-s-representatives/blt2ac16d30ea15e61b" target="_blank">Arsenal, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain</a> and more. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/rodrygo-transfer-preference-revealed-real-madrid-schedule-meeting-arsenal-chelsea-psg-target-decide-future/blta1ea6f7f1c87126d" target="_blank">Whether he stays at the Spanish giants</a> remains to be seen.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

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Chelsea and other European giants are said to have a &quot;massive fear&quot; over signing Real Madrid star Rodrygo this summer.

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