Brazilian striker Rodrygo stated that it will be “a pleasure” to play with Kylian Mbappé in the Real Madrid.
Rodrygo, who prepares with the Brazilian Team for the Copa América in the United States, he recognized that Mbappé will make the merengue team even more fearsome and will increase competition for a place in the attack, a sector that will also see the arrival of Endrick.
“For me it is a pleasure to play with Mbappé, I have always made that very clear. I think it will help our team a lot, it will make our team even stronger than it already is”, declared Rodrygo at a press conference in Los Angeles.
“But I think now is not the time to divert focus. I want to be focused here on the national team,” he added. “But always making it clear that it’s a pleasure, it’s a dream for me to play with one of the best players in the world.”
At just 23 years old, Rodrygo is one of the references of the renewed squad of the Seleção due to his trajectory in Europe.
Even so, the young striker is aware that he still needs to climb the ladder to be among the best players in the world, like his teammate Vinícius Júnior.
“Each season I’m getting better and as I said, the fact that I demand a lot from myself, I think my numbers could have been even better, given the quality I have”, he admitted. “Today I think I’m playing with the best player in the world, which is Vini Jr., for the season he had. We know that there are a lot of people in the fight and I’m there, I’m walking, I’m getting closer every day.”
“I hope that in the Copa América I will increase my numbers. Who knows, the discussion could also be another one later on”, he continued.
Although he is wearing the number 10 shirt, Rodrygo made it clear that the number continues to belong to Neymar, who is out of the national team due to a knee injury.
Regarding Costa Rica, Brazil’s opponent in the Copa América, next Monday, Rodrygo expects “many difficulties”.
“Defensively they are very good. We will have to create to reach the goal and defend well too”, he concluded.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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