Rodrygo broke Manchester City hearts in the semi- final
Elano was functioning as Santos aide mentor in mid 2017 when he heard the amount Liverpool were able to pay for the club's new wonderkid Rodrygo. He was not intrigued by any means.
"I went to the load up and said, 'No, no, we can't allow him to leave for this,'" the previous Manchester City midfielder tells BBC Sports.
"It was a 3m euro offer just and the discussions were at that point at a high level stage. It was basically settled. They had a verbal understanding yet I demanded, 'We can't do this'.
"He was only 16 years of age in those days and, albeit the group had high expectations for him, it was not satisfactory yet when he would play for the senior side. So I went to Rodrygo and told him, 'We will advance you soon. You have my assertion.'
"A short time later, I wound up assuming responsibility as a guardian director thus, significantly earlier than anticipated, I could do what I had guaranteed him. I carried him to prepare with us and gave him his most memorable minutes as an expert footballer."
At last, Rodrygo consented to sign another agreement and remained with the Brazilian monsters for another season.
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All things considered, he finished paperwork for Real Madrid after the Spaniards came thumping with a 45m euro bid.
Presently, when the two groups meet in Paris for the Champions League last on Saturday, the forward will be on the rival side of long-term admirer Jurgen Klopp.
Rodrygo has demonstrated essential on Real's legendary excursion to the Stade de France, scoring five objectives, remembering two objectives for a little more than a moment in stoppage time in the 3-1 rebound prevail upon Manchester City in seemingly the best semi-last ever.
Such is the publicity around the 21-year-old this season that he has been named 'Mr Champions'.
It is not yet clear whether he will get back to torment Liverpool.
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