Reported Liverpool transfer target Rodrygo has sent a clear message as he returns to pre-season training with Real Madrid.

Alonso moved to dampen chatter over Rodrygo’s future ahead of Madrid’s Club World Cup clash with Al-Hilal last month, claiming the three-time La Liga winner was ‘eager to contribute’. ‘I know what happened last season. The end of the campaign wasn’t easy for him,’ the new Madrid head coach told reporters in Miami.