A prominent player from Real Madrid is allegedly refusing to participate in matches for the club due to a conflict with teammate Vinicius Junior and other notable figures.
The team at Santiago Bernabeu is poised to enter a new chapter next season, as Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso is expected to succeed Carlo Ancelotti as head coach, with the latter set to lead the Brazilian national team.
After achieving a league and European Cup double last season, the Spanish club is likely to conclude this season without any significant trophies, requiring a remarkable turnaround to close the seven-point gap behind Barcelona at the top of La Liga with only three matches left.
Nevertheless, the future of one of their star players appears uncertain following the recent defeat in El Clasico.
According to a report from Marca, forward Rodrygo wants to leave the club and has reportedly refused to feature for Los Blancos again following a fallout with Vinicius and disgruntlement towards Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham.
The winger has not featured in either of the last two La Liga games and is said to have been confined to his home and is very angry about the current situation.
It was stated the call for Rodrygo to not feature at all against Barcelona, despite the fact he was on the bench, was actually his own, coming after Ancelotti had settled on a preferred attack that didn’t feature the 24-year-old.
It is said that the hype surrounding Bellingham and Mbappe in particular has led to the former Santos man being displaced at the club, having once hoped to have been considered as a leading man alongside compatriot Vinicius.
However, as a result of the recent circumstances, the pair’s relationship is believed to have become distant.
Rodrygo has expressed his desire to leave the club, something that he refuted last summer immediately after Mbappe’s arrival.
However, his lesser standing in the squad has forced him to re-evaluate his future.