According to his father, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rodrigo-c31437 is reportedly looking to extend his stay at Estadio da Luz and pen another deal at the helm.
The skilled striker has taken the Primeira Liga by storm this season after grasping his opportunities with both hands. Benfica coach http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Jesus chose to place his faith in the youngster and the Spaniard has not disappointed so far.
Having taken to the pitch 18 times this term, the forward has netted a hugely impressive tally of 9 goals and has overhauled http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oscar-c28720 Cardozo as the first choice starter.
However everything was not like this for Rodrigo, as he was sold by Real Madrid to the Reds in 2010. Although he did not make an impression at the helm during his first season, his performances during his loan stint with Bolton Wanderers garnered enough interest from Jesus, who chose to keep him in Lisbon despite offers from the English outfit.
After making his return to Liga Sagres, Rodrigo showed immense potential in front of goal and has been prolific to say the least. His displays have not gone unnoticed in the rest of Europe and according to reports; http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan and Real Madrid are keeping tabs on his progress.
Los Blancos even had a buy-back clause in the player’s contract but Benfica annulled it during the negotiations for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Coentrao last summer. The Spanish International has consistently churned out scintillating displays and should be able to engineer a move to a bigger club at the end of the campaign.
However his father has claimed otherwise and said that his son was looking to commit his future to the Eagles and pen a new deal at the helm that would extend his current contract and allow him to focus solely on his game.
Speaking to reporters, Adalberto Machado said that the attacker still had a 3 ½ years left on his current deal but was eager to increase his stay in Lisbon further and that he would open talks with the club at the end of the term.
"Rodrigo still has three-and-a-half years on his contract. Our plan is to talk about his situation at the end of this season so that this matter does not influence his performance.”
He also added that his son did not care much about money right now and was instead focused on his football.
"Talking about money would be discussing matters which, right now, are not his main focus,” http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Machado-c23008 was quoted as saying.
Although a plethora of sides have been linked with the 20-year-old, his desire to stay with Benfica should quell all rumours of a summer switch. However that will not deter clubs who are interested in acquiring his services and they will continue monitoring him until they sign him.
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