Overview
- Multiple reports this week say Arsenal have maintained contact with Rodrygo’s representatives while the 25-year-old progresses through ACL rehabilitation.
- Trusted transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano has said a January move is off the table and that Rodrygo plans to remain at Real Madrid for now.
- Real Madrid’s medical staff have pencilled a return around Christmas or early January but the player’s exact availability remains uncertain and will shape any transfer decision.
- Rodrygo is contracted to Real Madrid until 2028 and Transfermarkt lists his value at about £39m, factors that make a summer 2027 approach more likely than an immediate sale.
- Arsenal’s left-wing depth was reduced over the summer and the club’s continued interest reflects a strategic watch-and-wait approach that could lead to a summer signing if the forward’s fitness and Madrid’s plans change.