The possible departure of Rodrygo Goes from Real Madrid has set all of Turkey on fire. The Brazilian’s name began circulating in Istanbul after a heated moment during a friendly between Brazil and Senegal, where the Madrid forward and Jakobs, the Galatasaray full-back, had a confrontation on the pitch… and then followed each other on social media just hours later. A tiny gesture that unleashed absolute chaos.

According to reporting from AS, Galatasaray would be very interested in bringing Rodrygo in on loan for the remainder of the season, as long as Madrid facilitate the operation and agree to cover part of the player’s salary.
And the fans didn’t wait: thousands of messages flooded the player's social media with the now-viral “Come to Galatasaray!”

The Turkish side is looking for a versatile attacker capable of playing on either wing or as a central striker, and the Brazilian fits that profile perfectly. His market value, estimated at 80 million euros, makes a permanent transfer nearly impossible, but a loan would be seen as a major coup.

Adding fuel to the fire, Rodrygo once praised the Turkish club’s supporters back in 2022: “Galatasaray fans are incredible. I almost went deaf during the warm-up. It was crazy.”

Madrid Caught Between Injuries, Rotations and a Tight Schedule

While Turkish fever rises, Real Madrid continue preparing for their trip to Elche with several ongoing injury concerns. Franco Mastantuono, Antonio Rüdiger and Aurélien Tchouaméni are accelerating their recoveries with individual work in Valdebebas, while five returning internationals —Dean Huijsen, Kylian Mbappé, Eduardo Camavinga, Fede Valverde and Thibaut Courtois— are already available for Xabi Alonso after coming back earlier than expected.

Muscle issues for Mbappé and Camavinga, as well as Huijsen’s overload, raised doubts for their national teams, but all three will be fit for the league match. So will Courtois, who returned with adductor discomfort.
The squad trained on Tuesday in a high-intensity session as they await the return of Brazilians Vinícius, Rodrygo and Militao, as well as Jude Bellingham, Brahim Díaz, Arda Güler and David Alaba, all still away with their national teams.

End of an Era or Just Noise? Rodrygo’s Future on Hold

The Brazilian has a contract until 2028 and still plays an important role when fully fit, but fierce competition in attack and an inconsistent season have opened the door to scenarios that seemed impossible a year ago.

Galatasaray dream of signing him. Madrid, for now, remain silent. And Rodrygo, from afar, watches how a simple social-media interaction ignited one of the most passionate markets on the planet.