Mourinho fires Real Madrid shot at Barcelona saying he ‘didn’t need’ Rodri

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Jose Mourinho, back for a second spell at Real Madrid, stated the club did not need Barcelona's new signing Rodri, despite making a significant offer for the midfielder. Mourinho explained that Rodri expressed doubts about joining Real Madrid, which led Mourinho to believe the player was not fully committed. He emphasized that Real Madrid's stature means they require players who are certain about their desire to be with the club. Mourinho asserted that Real Madrid has sufficient quality players and solutions, and that victories are ultimately achieved on the field. Rodri officially signed with Barcelona from Manchester City on Tuesday, the same day Mourinho was presented by Real Madrid.

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Real Madrid has signed players like Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries, Bernardo Silva, and Yan Diomande.

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Mourinho felt Rodri had doubts about joining Real Madrid.

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Rodri signed with Barcelona after a transfer from Manchester City.

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Real Madrid made a 'very good offer' to sign Rodri.

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Jose Mourinho stated that Real Madrid did not need Rodri.

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Jose Mourinho is back for a second spell at Real Madrid who, he says, didn’t need Barcelona’s new signing Rodri.Jose Mourinho is confident Real Madrid will be fine without Rodri despite admitting the club made “a very good offer” to try to sign the Spain captain.Rodri officially signed with Madrid’s rival Barcelona after a transfer from Manchester City on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Diego Maradona’s doctors missed renal red flag, Argentinian court toldlist 2 of 4Musiala collapses for Bayern again as ‘neurological disorder’ diagnosedlist 3 of 4Senegal appoint Patrick Vieira as head coach with AFCON qualifiers loominglist 4 of 4FIFA COO Lamour exits after criticism of Infantino’s World Cup planend of listMourinho, back with Madrid for a second stint, said he spoke twice with Rodri as Madrid considered adding the World Cup’s best player to its squad, but felt the midfielder didn’t seem certain about his future.“The club contacted him, but he had some doubts,” Mourinho said in an interview with the TV show El Chiringuito late Tuesday.“What I think happened is that his doubts have created doubts for me. He’s an extraordinary player and was very correct with us.“But Real Madrid is of such a stature that it can’t have players who think twice about being with the club.”Just hours before Rodri’s signing was made official by Barcelona on Tuesday, Mourinho was officially presented by Madrid in an unusual ceremony closed to the media and fans.Mourinho, who was hired in June and took over in July at the start of the preseason, downplayed the importance of Rodri to Madrid.“I don’t need Rodri. We have solutions, quality players,” Mourinho said, adding that he didn’t think Barcelona got the best of Madrid by signing the midfielder.“Victories are won on the field; they are won with titles.”After a second consecutive season without a major title, the club has bought players such as Marc Cucurella, Ibrahima Konate, Denzel Dumfries, Bernardo Silva and Yan Diomande.

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