{
  "id": 16942717,
  "title": "Ex-Real Madrid star admits he tried to convince Barcelona star to join the club over the summer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/ex-real-madrid-star-admits-he-tried-to-convince-barcelona-star-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T19:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ex-real-madrid-star-admits-190500918.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ex-Real Madrid legend Dani Carvajal has admitted to attempting to persuade Barcelona forward Rodri to join his club during the summer transfer window. Rodri, a key player for Manchester City, was the subject of intense competition between the Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. Ultimately, the decision fell to the midfielder's own preferences, leading him to choose Real Madrid. Before his affiliation became public, Carvajal was contacted by the former Real Madrid defender and spoke with him about the possibilities. In an interview on El Larguero of Cadena SER, Carvajal revealed that he spoke to Rodri, asked him some questions, and attempted to convince him to join Real Madrid. Carvajal acknowledged that there were others attempting to sway his former countryman, but he is confident that Rodri has his own reasons for choosing Barcelona.",
  "summary": "Former Real Madrid star Dani Carvajal has revealed that he did his best to convince fellow countryman Rodri to take his talents to the Santiago Bernabéu.Midfielder Rodri was of course at the centre o...",
  "key_points": [
    "Dani Carvajal admits to trying to convince Rodri to join Real Madrid",
    "Rodri, Manchester City midfielder, chose Real Madrid over Barcelona",
    "Carvajal confident Rodri had his own reasons for joining Barcelona"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}