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Rodrygo: I won't be joining Real Madrid in January

Rodrygo Goes does not believe he will move to Real Madrid early as the Santos sensation prepares to join the Champions League holders in July.

La Liga giants Madrid agreed a fee reportedly in the region of €45 million fee (£39.3m/$52.2m) in June to sign 17-year-old Brazilian forward Rodrygo from Santos.

Rodrygo – who finished fourth in the Kopa Trophy standings behind winner Kylian Mbappe on Monday – celebrates his 18th birthday in January.

But the teenager does not expect to swap Santos for the Spanish capital in the winter window.

"I don't believe there is a chance I will leave for Madrid early," Rodrygo explained in an interview with Gazeta Esportiva .