Rodrigo MunizDisclosure / Fulham
Published 04/19/2024 15:20
Rio – Revealed by Flamengo, 22-year-old striker Rodrigo Muniz is having a great time with Fulham, in England, however, the young man will almost return to Brazilian football before the beginning of 2024. The center forward had a conversation with Renato Gaúcho, with whom he worked at Rubro-Negro, in 2021, and almost ended up at Grêmio.
“When Renato (Gaúcho) called me, I really wanted to go. It was in January last year, I was at Middlesbrough and I wasn’t playing. It was difficult. I came home and cried. My wife held my arm and said : “You always said you want to play here, why are you going back to Brazil now?” We bought together this idea of staying, playing for another year, and thank God things happened”, he said in an interview with the portal “GE “.
In the current season, Rodrigo Muniz took to the field in 28 games and scored nine goals. The striker stated that his start in English football was very complicated and that only in the current season is he experiencing a streak as a starter in his professional career.
“People started to compare me with Richarlison, because it was also Marco Silva (coach) who brought him (to Watford and then to Everton). But Richarlison came to play for Fluminense, he was already a starter. And I come from Flamengo , which had Gabigol and Pedro. Now I’m starting to have that sequence of professional games and things are happening”, he stated.
Rodrigo Muniz plays alongside Andréas Pereira, with whom he was also part of the Flamengo squad, in 2021. The striker stated that the Brazilian national team midfielder dreams of a return to Rubro-Negro.
“Andreas really wants to return to Flamengo. When there’s a Flamengo game, we watch it together in concentration. And whenever there’s a Mengão game, the next day we arrive saying: “Hey, did you see it?!”” , he revealed.
