Rodrygo Links Intensify as Arsenal Consider January Swoop and Spurs Talk Is Played Down

Overview

• Arsenal are reported to be weighing a January move for Rodrygo, with some outlets citing a potential offer in the region of £90m.
• Spanish and UK reports say Tottenham were preparing a bid of about €80m, but Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg and other sources dispute any formal approach and highlight wage hurdles.
• Real Madrid are widely portrayed as reluctant to sanction a winter exit, with several reports indicating any decision is more likely to be addressed in the summer of 2026.
• Rodrygo’s playing time has dropped sharply this season — cited around 250 La Liga minutes and roughly 24% of available minutes — as Alonso has turned to Arda Guler and Franco Mastantuono.
• The Brazil forward is under contract until 2028, and while Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and PSG are also mentioned in speculative links, valuations and salary feasibility vary across reports.