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Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing Rodrygo(Image: Getty)

Liverpool transfer target Rodrygo has already revealed why he turned the club down in the past.

Question marks over his future were exacerbated by the arrival of Xabi Alonso as manager this summer, with his limited involvement during the team's Club World Cup campaign suggesting he was not at the forefront of the Spaniard’s plans.

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The Guardian recently claimed Liverpool, along with their rivals Arsenal and Manchester City, remain 'attentive' to the situation, prepared to swoop in if tensions heighten further over the summer.

And a new update by Spanish football journalist Guillem Balague states City have now ended their pursuit of Rodrygo due to Savinho staying put, which provides Liverpool with an additional boost if they hope to land the 24-year-old.

It would not be the first time Liverpool have looked to secure his signature.

But it’s true, I almost went to Liverpool."

Rodrygo’s agent, Nick Arcuri, told Canal do Nicola in 2020: "When Rodrygo went to sign his first professional contract with Santos, aged 16, a Liverpool director called me saying that Klopp already knew the player, had seen the material, had already come to see Rodrygo personally.

"He had gone on YouTube, searched 'talents from Brazil’.

He (Klopp) came to Brazil, and liked him.

"They contacted me, the Liverpool director wanted him to be his first signing, Rodrygo.

I went to England, sat in London, Liverpool have an office in London.

His fee may be pushed even higher by competition from other clubs such as Premier League rivals Arsenal, whose need for a world class left winger – Rodrygo's preferred position – is well known.

While Los Blancos in recent weeks have appeared content to keep Rodrygo, their interest in Arsenal defender William Saliba is said to have seen them make a sensational swap deal offer.
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