Revealed: Rodrygo's Whatsapp message to teammates
21 August 2024
Reports out of Madrid claim that Real Madrid star, Brazilian winger Rodrygo sparked controversy in the dressing room of Real Madrid with a fiery message before deleting it later.
Rodrygo posted the message following Real Madrid's disappointing draw in their opening match of the Spanish League against hosts Real Mallorca last Sunday. The match between Real Mallorca and Real Madrid ended in a 1-1 draw, with Rodrygo scoring the goal for "Los Blancos".
The Spanish newspaper "Marca" revealed, Tuesday, the text of the message that Rodrigo published via his official channel on the "WhatsApp" application, which read: "The result of the match (against Mallorca) was not as we wanted, but in the Spanish League it has its importance, I am happy with the goal and the development of the team. Last week they talked about the trio Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior "BMV", but they will have to add the letter "R" in reference to Rodrigo to this abbreviation. We have the attacking quartet and the rest of the team. Each of us has his role in the matches and we will show our value in the different competitions in which we will participate."
The newspaper explained that Rodrigo did not write the message himself, but rather his communication team published it, which insisted on showing the role of the 23-year-old Brazilian striker within the squad of Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti, after he contributed to the Whites winning the European Super Cup title, following the victory over Italian Atalanta last week, and then returned to score a goal against Real Mallorca.
At the same time, the name given by the Spanish media to the trio Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior caused a great uproar due to the exclusion of Rodrygo's name. Shortly after, this message was deleted from Rodrygo channel on "WhatsApp" after the Brazilian star's media team realized the potential harm it could cause, especially in light of the sensitivity of the rivalry between Real Madrid's stars.