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Rodrygo continues to be linked with a Liverpool transfer(Image: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has suggested he will be 'counting' on Rodrygo in their La Liga opener on Tuesday night.

The winger continues to be linked with a transfer to Liverpool among other clubs though it has been announced he is part of the squad that will face CA Osasuna.

Liverpool's transfer activity has seen a significant shift in attackers this summer and there is still room for further changes.



In that event, Rodrygo is one attacking alternative prominently linked over the summer months.

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The 24-year-old's future at Real Madrid remains in question because he only started one of six matches under Alonso at the FIFA Club World Cup over the summer.

This followed having a reduced role under former head coach Carlo Ancelotti last season.

So Liverpool and other Premier League clubs have reportedly been attentive to the situation in the Spanish capital.

Now the latest update has arrived ahead of Los Blancos' first match of the new La Liga campaign.

Starting once each alongside them were Gonzalo Garcia and Brahim Diaz.

Rodrygo appeared as a substitute in both friendlies and finally new signing Franco Mastantuono - another right-winger - has been added to Alonso's squad.

Also selected is former Liverpool vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold, who could be in line for a Spanish league debut on Tuesday night following his transfer earlier this summer.

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