{"id":93323,"date":"2025-08-19T02:44:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T02:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/93323\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T02:44:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T02:44:39","slug":"arsenal-could-still-sign-winger-after-rodrygo-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/93323\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal could still sign winger after Rodrygo boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Arsenal could still make a move for a left-winger late in the summer transfer window, with Manchester City fading in the pursuit of Real Madrid\u2019s Rodrygo.<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/real-madrid-cf-v-athletic-club-la-liga-ea-sports.jpg\" alt=\"MADRID, SPAIN: Rodrygo of Real Madrid CF waves the fan prior to the LaLiga match between Real Madrid CF and Athletic Club at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-326568\" title=\"Arsenal could still sign winger after Rodrygo boost 2\" \/>Photo by Florencia Tan Jun\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBCSportsSoccer\/status\/1957077513215119499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">NBC Sports<\/a> on Sunday, David Ornstein suggested that if Arsenal are to make a late move in the summer market, it looks like it will be for a left-winger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Arsenal would like to upgrade on the left side of their attack if they can,\u201d Ornstein said. \u201cI think they\u2019ve identified that as an area [of interest] if there are departures, which there\u2019s no sign of at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve been heavily linked with Rodrygo at Real Madrid, I don\u2019t know of any activity on that one even though they\u2019ve looked into it in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"692\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/real-madrid-cf-v-al-hilal-group-h-fifa-club-world-cup-2025-1.jpg\" alt=\"MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA: Rodrygo of Real Madrid C.F. enters the pitch prior to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group H match between Real Madrid CF and Al Hilal at Hard Rock Stadium on June 18, 2025. (Photo by Megan Briggs\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-331315\" title=\"Arsenal could still sign winger after Rodrygo boost 3\" \/>Photo by Megan Briggs\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Less than 24 hours after Ornstein\u2019s comments, Arsenal\u2019s potential pursuit of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycannon.com\/tag\/rodrygo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rodrygo<\/a> has received a boost with reports that Manchester City may be pulling out of the race.<\/p>\n<p>City had shown a strong interest in signing Rodrygo if Savio left for Tottenham Hotspur, but <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GuillemBalague\/status\/1957449709758320963\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Guillem Balague<\/a> reports they\u2019ve now decided to keep the Spurs target.<\/p>\n<p>Balague write that City\u2019s decision kills any possibility of Rodrygo joining Pep Guardiola\u2019s side, adding that Real Madrid never received an offer anyway.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/real-madrid-cf-v-cd-leganes-la-liga-ea-sports-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 29: Rodrygo Goes of Real Madrid looks on during the LaLiga match between Real Madrid CF and CD Leganes at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 29, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez\/Getty Images)\" class=\"wp-image-325635\" title=\"Arsenal could still sign winger after Rodrygo boost 4\"\/>Photo by Angel Martinez\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Reports over the last month or so have strongly suggested that both Real Madrid and head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycannon.com\/tag\/xabi-alonso\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xabi Alonso<\/a> are open to selling Rodrygo, but the issue has been that nobody has bid for him yet.<\/p>\n<p>The likes of PSG, Liverpool, Spurs, City, and Arsenal have all been linked, but PSG have denied interest, Liverpool are focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycannon.com\/tag\/alexander-isak\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Isak<\/a>, Rodrygo has rejected Spurs, and now City have pulled out.<\/p>\n<p>That only leaves Arsenal, which could make a deal possible in the final fortnight of the window. 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