{
  "id": 2378096,
  "title": "LaLiga: Mourinho names five players to play Rodri’s role at Real Madrid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/laliga-mourinho-names-five-players-to-play-rodris-role-at-real-madrid",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T12:26:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/21/laliga-mourinho-names-five-players-to-play-rodris-role-at-real-madrid/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho, has claimed signing Rodri from Manchester City was not a necessity. Mourinho, speaking ahead of their LaLiga opener against Espanyol, also insisted he has players in the squad that are capable of playing Rodri’s role. He said: “Rodri’s signing was not a necessity. “We don’t have any deficit; it was […] LaLiga: Mourinho names five players to play Rodri’s role at…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Real Madrid’s star players are compatible, says Mourinho",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/real-madrids-star-players-are-compatible-says-mourinho",
        "published": "2026-08-21T12:10:01.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}