By Tom Gott Real Madrid forward Rodrygo has admitted he turned down the chance to move to Liverpool in 2017, 12 months before his switch to Spain was agreed. Having tasted success from their signing of Vinicius Junior in 2017, Madrid went back to the Brazilian market to lure Rodrygo away from Santos, parting with a cool €45m to sign the then 17-year-old, who had just nine senior appearances to his name at the time. Rumours of a potential switch to the Premier League this summer have surfaced recently, but Rodrygo has now revealed just how close he came to taking his first step in Europe with L…