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Real Madrid agree £50million deal for Santos forward Rodrygo

The Spanish giants will pay £40m up front, with another £10m in add ons, for the highly-rated 17-year-old

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Real Madrid have agreed a £50million deal for Santos forward Rodrygo.

The Spanish giants will pay £40m up front, with another £10m in add ons, for the highly-rated 17-year-old.

Real Madrid wasted no time in thrashing out a deal for the Santos starlet, whose representatives will receive around £20m of the fee.

Los Blancos fended off late interest from Barcelona to get the transfer over the line after gazumping their La Liga rivals.

Rodrygo celebrates his goal against Nacional

Real Madrid already have a similar player on their books in Vinicius Junior but they have added another talented youngster to their ranks.

Rodrygo made 17 senior appearances for Santos, scoring six times and chipping in with two assists.

The left-sided player has represented Brazil at under-17 level.