Real Madrid never considered Barcelona-bound midfielder ‘essential’, not losing sleep on the rejection

Real Madrid never considered Barcelona-bound midfielder ‘essential’, not losing sleep on the rejection The ongoing summer transfer window has seen Barcelona and Real Madrid directly battle it out for several players, for both clubs were interested in the likes of Marc Cucurella, Denzel Dumfries, Bernardo Silva and Rodri.  Barring the final operation which went the Catalans’ way, all the other operations have ended up in Real Madrid’s favour and it is clear that even the Rodri deal did not work out for Real Madrid owing to factors out of their control. In that sense,  MARCA  report that Real Madrid will not take any negativity or bad feelings from the Rodri saga and that they never really were as close to signing him as many reports suggested. Rodri never gave Real Madrid the ‘ok’ Indeed, contrary to various reports in recent weeks, the Spanish outlet confirm that Rodri never really jumped at the idea of signing for Real Madrid. Rodri never gave Real Madrid a sign. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Los Blancos spoke to the player in April to know his stance on a potential transfer and earned permission to negotiate terms. The club estimated a fee of €60 million to be fair and were willing to pay it should matters work out. Rodri, however, never really gave his green light to the Real Madrid project, and the club thus never officially presented their offer to the Blues. Nevertheless, the relationship with the player and his entourage were always cordial, and Real Madrid accept the rejection gracefully. Not a necessity The Spanish outlet also states that Jose Mourinho and Co. never really saw Rodri’s signing as essential this summer and always considered him an icing on the cake. After all, they see Bernardo Silva to play a similar role and boost the midfield. Real Madrid’s big midfield signing of the summer. (Photo courtesy: Real Madrid official website) If Rodri had arrived, the club would have pushed for a departure in midfield, either in Eduardo Camavinga or Aurelien Tchouameni. Now, however, they consider their squad 95% complete and have no regrets. In that sense, there will be  no efforts to make  any new midfield signing this summer unless an unexpected departure unfolds. Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho see the current squad as talented enough and are unaffected by Rodri’s rejection although  some reports do suggest otherwise .